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Senior Engineer, Operations Analysis (R4487)

Shieldai
Washington, DCfull_timePosted 21 Jan 2026

About the role

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.  We are seeking an Operational Analyst to contribute to the modeling, simulation, and analysis of Shield AI’s autonomous systems. In this role, you will perform mission-level analyses to evaluate the effectiveness, survivability, and operational impact of our autonomy solutions across multiple platforms and domains. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product, and defense stakeholders to assess system performance, inform design trade-offs, and improve mission outcomes.    This position requires a strong working knowledge of military operations, modeling & simulation (M&S), data science, and operational analysis techniques. Your analyses will directly support product decisions and customer engagements by helping demonstrate how Shield AI’s AI-powered platforms perform in realistic and contested operational environments. 

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