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Staff Engineer, Safety-Critical Software (R5826)

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

2026-09-04T23:49:48.05+00:00

Shield AI's Hivemind Foundations group is hiring a staff engineer for its Safety-Critical Software Team in San Diego, on-site. The role centers on software that sits between the low-assurance mission autonomy system and the flight control system, bounding unsafe behavior so flight stays safe, and on building that software to airworthiness development standards so customers have a certification path. Duties include architecting core systems, setting software engineering standards and mentoring engineers. The posting lists no salary or visa details.