Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (R6438)

Shield AI is hiring a Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (R6438) in Seattle, United States. It pays $142k-$213k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Shield AI.

Level's read on this job

Level rates this cybersecurity role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions cybersecurity, avionics and embedded software among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
Shield AI has 663 other open roles on Level.
Posted in the last few days.

AI in this role

Lead cybersecurity activities for airborne aerospace and defense intelligent systems platforms.

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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.

We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for an airborne aerospace and defense platform. This role will integrate cybersecurity across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, communications, embedded software, and ground-support systems.

How we rate this

Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (R6438) at Shield AI rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (R6438) is an open job at Shield AI.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $142k-$213k a year.
The role is based in Seattle, Washington.
The job was posted on October 24, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Shield AI. Apply on Shield AI

Prepare for this job

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

CybersecurityAvionicsEmbedded Software

Also common in cybersecurity jobs at this level

Python AWS Azure Google Cloud Kubernetes Terraform

Pay

This job starts at: $142k
Typical cybersecurity job: $159k

This posting starts 11% below the typical cybersecurity job. See cybersecurity jobs

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where cybersecurity was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where avionics was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where embedded software was part of your work. What did you do?

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List these exact terms on your resume: Cybersecurity, Avionics, and Embedded Software. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.

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