Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5208)
Shield AI · Flight System Integration
- Location
- Washington, D.C. · San Diego, California · Boston, Massachusetts
- Metro
- Washington, DC, San Diego, Boston
- Workplace
- On-site
- Level
- Staff+
- Type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $195K–$293K/yr (published by employer)
- Posted
- 5 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
At this level, you'll also serve as a technical leader within the team — leading a small feature crew or sub-program through design, integration, and delivery, mentoring mid-level engineers, and representing the team directly to capability teams and external…
What You'll Do
Develop & Field Autonomy — Develop & integrate autonomy software solutions onto unmanned platforms (air, maritime, space, or effects/expendables), including payload computer bring-up, container-based deployment (e.g., k3s/k3d), and configuration across…
What You'll Do
Hardware/Software Debugging — Diagnose and resolve integration issues across complex autonomy stacks, payload computers, and embedded systems in lab and field environments — including memory, CPU, and timing profiling under operationally-representative loads.…
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 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 5 years and…
Preferred Qualifications
Direct experience supporting unmanned systems (air, maritime, space, ground, or effects/expendables) or similar field test campaigns. Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and analysis. Experience leading a feature crew, sub-program, or small team…
Preferred Qualifications
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.…
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