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Senior Engineer, Safety-Critical Software (R5788)

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

San Diego, California

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-26T19:52:32.604+00:00

Shield AI seeks a senior engineer for its Hivemind Foundations team in San Diego. The role focuses on a run-time assurance product that provides real-time safety for autonomous aircraft. Duties include C++ development, integrating reusable safety capabilities into production systems, defining clean interfaces and tests, and turning safety-critical designs into reliable flight software. The software supports X-BAT, Shield AI's Group 5 collaborative combat aircraft. The posting lists the position as onsite and states no salary or visa details.