Senior Engineer, AI Engineering (R5459)

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, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. 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.  Job Description: The Senior Engineer, AI Engineering is a hands-on individual contributor responsible for building and operating AI-enabled solutions, reusable components, integrations, automations, and measurement capabilities that accelerate enterprise AI adoption. Reporting into the AI Engineering organization, this role works closely with the Staff Engineer, AI Platform & Architecture and the Director, AI Engineering to convert high-friction workflows into secure, reliable, measurable AI capabilities. The Senior Engineer delivers production-quality agents, prompts, connectors, dashboards, and workflow automations while following established architecture, governance, and cost-control standards. Success is defined by shipped capabilities that improve employee productivity, reusable components that reduce duplicate work, reliable telemetry that demonstrates impact, and strong collaboration with business and technology partners.