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Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5395)

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 Mateo, California

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-01T15:36:24.294+00:00

Shield AI's Autonomous Pilot Integration team builds the autonomy software that runs on unmanned air, maritime, space and expendable platforms. The engineer writes mission behaviors, platform control, multi-agent coordination, contingencies and executive autonomy, then owns the code from software-in-the-loop through live test exercises, working with the Autonomy Capabilities and Perception teams and outside vehicle and C2 vendors. As a staff engineer, they also lead a small feature crew and mentor mid-level engineers. The posting names no salary, visa or relocation details.