Samira Virani

Samira Virani is a highly experienced aerospace engineer currently serving as a Senior Staff Aircraft Systems Test Engineer at Shield AI, a position held since August 2023. Prior to this role, Samira worked at Northrop Grumman as Manager Systems Engineering 2 from January to July 2023 and held multiple leadership positions at Farcast, Inc. from June 2020 to December 2022, including VP of Test & Development and Director of Flight Test & Evaluation. Samira's career includes significant contributions as Lead Test Engineer & Test Lab Manager at Divergent and as a Flight Test Engineer at Virgin Galactic. With an educational background that includes a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, as well as a degree in Operational Test & Evaluation from the National Test Pilot School, Samira brings extensive expertise in aircraft systems testing and development.