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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R4587)

Shield AI · Flight System Integration

Location
San Mateo, California
Metro
San Francisco Bay Area
Workplace
On-site
Level
Staff+
Type
Full-time
Pay
$281K–$421K/yr (published by employer)
Posted
2 months ago
Source
Lever

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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

This position is perfect for an individual who enjoys solving complex problems across a diverse set of programs and integration contexts. An ideal candidate is expected to address operational system needs through a multitude of advanced methodologies that…

What you'll do

Tactical Autonomy Design – Design tactical autonomy algorithms to enable unmanned aircraft to perform complex missions across air, land, and sea domains with minimal human supervision. High-Performance Software Development – Develop high-performance software…

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

Experience applying ML/RL techniques in autonomy pipelines. Background in collaborative behaviors, swarm robotics, or distributed decision-making. Familiarity with tactical behaviors for unmanned systems in DoD or government programs. Work on behaviors…