Shield AISenior Staff Engineer, Operations Analysis (R5869)
Shield AI is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer, Operations Analysis (R5869) in Seattle, United States. It pays $180k-$270k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Shield AI.
Level's read on this job
- Level rates this role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include modeling and simulation, operational analysis and data science.
- Level classifies it as a lead role.
- Level lists 667 other open roles at Shield AI.
AI in this role
Lead operational analysis and simulations to evaluate the effectiveness and performance of AI-powered defense aircraft.
Job Description:
We are seeking a Senior Lead Operational Analyst to contribute to the modeling, simulation, and analysis of Shield AI’s aircraft systems. In this role, you will perform analysis at the component, system, mission and campaign levels to evaluate the effectiveness, survivability, and operational impact of our aircraft across multiple domains, missions and applications. 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.
How we rate this
Senior Staff Engineer, Operations Analysis (R5869) at Shield AI rates 60 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● 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.
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Skills and AI tools this role asks for
Questions you could be asked
- Tell me about a project where modeling and simulation was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where operational analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where data science was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where defense systems was part of your work. What did you do?
- Describe a typical day in a role like this one: which parts run through AI directly?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Modeling And Simulation, Operational Analysis, Data Science, and Defense Systems. 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.
- Show where AI is part of your daily process, not a one-off project. This role expects it to be a running habit.
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