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Staff Engineer, Autonomy and Motion Planning (R5263)

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

London

Status

Open

Posted

2026-06-24T09:11:40.367+00:00

Shield AI, a defense technology company, is hiring a staff-level engineer for its Autonomy team in the UK, based on-site in London. The role leads delivery of autonomous behaviors into the company's products, with the holder working as a technical lead, senior individual contributor, or hands-on team lead. Responsibilities cover architecting, designing, delivering, supporting and evolving safe mission autonomy software across the full product lifecycle, including motion planning. The posting asks for end-to-end ownership of outcomes and does not list a salary, visa support or required tools.