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Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5360)

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

2026-08-05T19:43:52.623+00:00

Shield AI's Autonomy Capabilities Team builds software that automates single- and multi-agent teams of platforms toward mission objectives, working across control laws, motion planning, tactical behaviours and multi-agent coordination in domains such as air, sea and space. This senior staff engineer blends traditional control approaches with advanced optimization, then integrates the results into real platforms for near-term program impact. The posting stresses fundamentals — aircraft kinematics and dynamics, trajectory design, optimization, information fusion, efficient algorithms — plus software integration skills including threading, protocols and interface management. It suits someone who enjoys varied programs and integration contexts.