Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5423)
Shield AI · Flight System Integration
- Location
- Washington, D.C. · Boston, Massachusetts · San Diego, California · Dallas, Texas
- Metro
- Washington, DC, Boston, San Diego, Dallas–Fort Worth
- Workplace
- On-site
- Level
- Senior
- Type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $163K–$245K/yr (published by employer)
- Posted
- 3 months ago
- Source
- Lever
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What the posting covers
About the company
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…
About the company
In this role, you'll develop and integrate autonomy capabilities across a variety of emerging-domain platforms while helping establish autonomy on systems that often have no existing autonomy baseline. You'll work closely with platform teams, the Autonomy…
What You'll Do
Stand Up New Capabilities – Help establish autonomy on new platforms and mission areas by integrating existing Shield AI capabilities with platform-specific software and developing new autonomy where needed. Develop & Field Autonomy – Develop and integrate…
What You'll Do
Continuous Improvement – Develop tools and engineering processes that improve integration velocity, testing reliability, and mission readiness. C2 Interoperability & Standards – Implement and validate interfaces with command-and-control systems while…
Required Qualifications
BS/MS in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience. Typically requires 5+ years of relevant experience. Strong proficiency in C++ and Linux-based development. Experience integrating embedded or real-time software systems. Experience…
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with autonomous aircraft, maritime systems, spacecraft, or robotics. Experience with autonomy software, autopilot integration, or robotics frameworks. Python, Docker, or CI/CD experience. Experience working in early-stage R&D or rapid prototyping…
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