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Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)

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

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Company

Shield AI

Location

Washington, D.C.

Status

Open

Posted

2026-07-21T19:30:43.291+00:00

Shield AI is hiring a senior software engineer for its Autonomous Pilot Integration team for expeditionary platforms in Washington, D.C. The role builds autonomy software for the V-BAT unmanned aircraft and the X-BAT under development: mission behaviors, platform-specific control including VTOL transitions, multi-agent coordination, contingencies, and executive autonomy. The engineer owns features from software-in-the-loop through hardware-in-the-loop and vehicle-in-the-loop to live flight test, and mentors teammates. The posting emphasizes a fielded-operator culture and hands-on work alongside aircraft and perception teams for U.S. and international defense customers.