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Chief Engineer, Weapons

Shieldai · London

Posted 22 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
22 days
Shieldai's roles stay open a median of 44 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Shieldai's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Shieldai
low
0 stale, 23 reposted of 462 open
Hiring momentum
615 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Shieldai's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Shieldai.

About this role

The Chief Engineer at Shield AI is tasked with addressing complex technical challenges related to advanced autonomy solutions for unmanned weapon systems. This role involves overseeing system architecture, design, development, risk mitigation, and product quality, while leading a team of engineers to integrate Hivemind Autonomy into various defense contracts.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Shieldai as an employer.

What you need

  • Defense industry experience as a Chief Engineer
  • Proven track record of leading technical teams
  • Experience developing and deploying autonomous weapon systems

Worth weighing

  • Focus on unmanned weapon systems may limit appeal to candidates outside defense sector
  • Role requires significant leadership and technical expertise in a specialized field

Summarised from Shieldai's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Shieldai on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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