Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398)
Shield AI · Flight System Integration
- Location
- Washington, D.C. · San Diego, California · Boston, Massachusetts · Dallas, Texas
- Metro
- Washington, DC, San Diego, Boston, Dallas–Fort Worth
- Workplace
- On-site
- Level
- Staff+
- Type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $234K–$351K/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 define the technical direction for Emerging Domains, guiding autonomy strategy across multiple new platforms and mission areas while helping transform early-stage R&D efforts into scalable, long-term programs. You'll solve the…
What You'll Do
Stand Up New Programs – Define the technical strategy for establishing autonomy on entirely new platforms and mission areas, determining what should be built, reused, or extended from existing Shield AI capabilities. Navigate Ambiguity & Shifting Priorities –…
What You'll Do
Hardware/Software Debugging – Lead resolution of the organization's most challenging autonomy integration problems spanning software, hardware, embedded systems, and platform interfaces. Mission Data & Debrief Support – Drive organizational learning from…
Required Qualifications
BS/MS in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience. Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience. Expert-level C++ and Linux systems development experience. Demonstrated experience defining technical strategy across multiple…
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading first-of-kind autonomy or advanced R&D efforts. Experience across multiple autonomy domains (air, maritime, space, ground, or robotics). Experience transitioning prototypes into operational systems. Experience with government R&D programs…
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