Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (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 the Launched Effects portfolio, driving the evolution of autonomy architecture across multiple programs while ensuring scalable, mission-ready solutions for fleet-scale operations. You'll solve the…
What You'll Do
Technical Strategy & Portfolio Leadership – Define the long-term technical direction for the Launched Effects portfolio; drive common integration patterns, architecture, and engineering strategy that enable scalable fleet operations across current and future…
What You'll Do
Hardware/Software Debugging – Lead resolution of the organization's most complex autonomy integration challenges spanning software, embedded systems, networking, platform interfaces, and operational environments. Mission Data & Debrief Support – Drive…
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
Extensive experience with launched effects, autonomous systems, or distributed robotic platforms. Experience defining autopilot integration strategies and multi-agent autonomy architectures. Experience leading fleet-scale or disconnected operational…
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