Senior Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983)
Shield AI · Flight System Integration
- Location
- Washington, D.C. · Boston, Massachusetts · San Diego, California
- Metro
- Washington, DC, Boston, San Diego
- Workplace
- On-site
- Level
- Staff+
- Type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $221K–$331K/yr (published by employer)
- Posted
- 14 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…
What you'll do
System Integration & Deployment — Integrate autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft systems, ensuring seamless operation across onboard compute, sensors, and control interfaces. Pre-flight Preparation — Own the build, configuration, and validation process…
Required Qualifications
BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and/or similar degree, or equivalent practical experience Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 9 years and…
Preferred Qualifications
Direct experience supporting unmanned aerial systems or similar flight test campaigns. Familiarity with autonomy stacks, flight control systems, or GNC pipelines. Competence in sensor integration, electronics debugging, or avionics bring-up. Proficiency in…
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