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Senior Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983)

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

2025-08-15T18:00:03.213+00:00

Shield AI is hiring a senior staff software engineer to integrate autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft. The work covers deploying autonomy onto unmanned platforms, preparing systems for flight, and debugging mission-critical problems in lab and field settings, alongside hardware, software and systems engineers. The posting asks for hands-on integration experience across hardware and software, strong systems thinking, and comfort working in fast-paced, real-world test conditions. The role supports autonomy across air, sea and land domains for the Department of Defense. It is on-site in Washington, D.C.