Staff Engineer, Software, GCS - C++ (R5189)
Shield AI · Flight System Integration
- Location
- United States · San Diego, California · Dallas, Texas · Washington, D.C. · Boston, Massachusetts
- Metro
- San Diego, Dallas–Fort Worth, Washington, DC, Boston
- Workplace
- On-site
- Level
- Staff+
- Type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $150K–$230K/yr (published by employer)
- Posted
- 4 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…
Job Description
The Ground Control Station (GCS) and Command & Control (C2) Software team builds the mission planning, command & control, and post-mission debrief systems that enable operators to seamlessly manage complex, multi-domain unmanned missions. We combine deep…
What you'll do
Develop & Field GCS/C2 Software — Design, develop, and optimize high-performance, responsive GCS software and C2 applications, focusing on map-centric mission planning, real-time command & control, video streaming, and telemetry visualization. Customize and…
What you'll do
On-site Test & Mission Support — Travel to test sites and support live mission operations (flight tests, range exercises, on-water trials, integration events), working closely with operators and pilots to gather feedback, debug live C2 systems, and…
Required qualifications
BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or 4 years with a PhD; or…
Preferred qualifications
Experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), map rendering engines (e.g., Mapbox, Cesium, Esri, QGC Map Engine), and 2D/3D spatial data visualization. Familiarity with video streaming protocols and multimedia frameworks (e.g., RTSP, WebRTC,…
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