Software Test Automation Engineer (R4719)
Shield AI · On-site
MeritLog read this listing from Shield AI's Lever job board and last checked it on September 11, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- On-site
- Salary
- $95,000 - $200,000
- Location
- Dallas, Texas; San Diego, California
Hiring context
How this role compares at Shield AI
Shield AI has 472 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 12 job families, and 374 of them are in engineering. 369 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 78%.
This role's posted range of $95,000 - $200,000 sits above 22% of the 349 other Shield AI roles quoted over the same currency and period.
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Job description
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. Shield AI has been redefining autonomous aviation with cutting-edge AI and GPS/RF-denied navigation technologies for the past few years. We’re looking for a software engineer, well versed in development and testing, to help continue building V-BAT's test operations, specifically automation capabilities and tools used to test software components ranging from autonomy, embedded systems, ground control applications, and more – you will gather requirements and write software to automate them.