# Staff Engineer, Field Quality (R4958)

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** Dallas, Texas
**Work mode:** On-site
**Employment type:** Full Time
**Salary:** USD 120K–180K/yr
**Category:** Aerospace Engineering
**Department:** Operations
**Listed:** 2026-05-14

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## Job description

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit [www.shield.ai](http://www.shield.ai/). Follow Shield AI on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/shield-ai), [X](https://x.com/shieldaitech), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/shield_ai), and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@Shield_AI). 

  

### Job Description:

Join a high-impact quality engineering team supporting next-generation autonomous systems deployed in demanding operational environments. This role works closely with engineering, manufacturing, test, and field operations teams to identify product quality issues, drive root cause investigations, and improve system reliability across the product lifecycle. You will serve as a key link between field performance and engineering execution by translating operational issues into measurable product improvements.

We are seeking a Field Quality Engineer with experience supporting complex hardware systems in aerospace, defense, robotics, or related industries, including failure analysis, corrective actions, reliability tracking, and cross-functional problem solving.

## Other open roles at Shield AI

- [Senior Manager, Autonomy (R5683)](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-jobs/shield-ai/senior-manager-autonomy-r5683-7a8cac10-c350-4aa0-9982-4638568590ca) — Melbourne
- [Staff Field Solutions Engineer (R6297)](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-jobs/shield-ai/staff-field-solutions-engineer-r6297-ac234764-8e81-4ffb-b822-8ff8338b2fda) — San Diego, California
- [Staff Field Solution Engineer - XBAT - AMER (R6265)](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-jobs/shield-ai/staff-field-solution-engineer-xbat-amer-r6265-90a28307-769a-49f8-bd19-a0d8b4385e11) — Washington, D.C.
- [Staff Engineer, Test Automation - San Mateo (R5792)](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-jobs/shield-ai/staff-engineer-test-automation-san-mateo-r5792-427ac807-bc6a-4e8c-8f15-8322880ffcaf) — San Mateo, California
- [Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration - San Mateo (R4483)](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-jobs/shield-ai/staff-engineer-autonomy-software-integration-san-mateo-r4483-c572c4ac-5a16-40a7-ad56-aee3ebead2ef) — San Mateo, California

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