Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)
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 new autonomy capabilities — including mission behaviors, platform-specific control (including VTOL transitions), multi-agent coordination, contingencies, and executive autonomy — and own major features from software-in-the-loop,…
What You'll Do
Develop & Field Autonomy – Develop and integrate autonomy software for V-BAT and X-BAT, including mission behaviors, platform-specific control, payload and sensor integration (e.g., ViDAR, EO/IR), multi-agent coordination, contingencies, and executive…
What You'll Do
C2 Interoperability & Standards – Implement and validate interfaces with GCS and command-and-control systems while supporting compliance with STANAG 4586, UCI, and OMS. Travel Requirement – Members of this team typically travel around 10–20% of the year to…
Required Qualifications
BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent advanced degree experience). Strong C++ development experience in real-time or…
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with unmanned aircraft or autonomous systems. Experience with autonomy software, robotics, or vehicle control. Experience with payload or sensor integration. Python, Docker, CMake/Conan, or CI/CD experience. Experience with military test events or…
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