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Mission Systems Software Engineer (R5888)

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

Company

Shield AI

Location

Seattle, Washington

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-10T07:31:05.609+00:00

Shield AI is hiring a Mission Systems Software Engineer for its Seattle, Washington site, on-site and full-time. The role centers on real-time mission computing for an autonomous aircraft carrying sensors and weapons: setting a software architecture for a multi-level real-time environment, reaching consensus designs with hardware, software and systems teams, and carrying new designs from PDR, CoDR and CDR through lab test, flight test and fielding. The posting lists no salary, seniority or visa details.