Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5200)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C.
CHECKED 7H AGO
Defenseonsitesenior$163k–$245k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build autonomy solutions for diverse CONOPs across air, maritime, space domains.
- Own autonomy code end-to-end from simulation to live test exercise.
- Integrate, validate and field autonomy software on real unmanned platforms.
Ideal candidate
Hands-on autonomy engineer who thrives bridging R&D and field deployment and wants to see code fly, sail, or operate downrange. Collaborative builder excited to own behaviors end-to-end and partner across teams and integrators.
Lab profile
About Shield AI
Venture-backed defense-tech company building intelligent autonomy systems to protect service members and civilians.
What they build
- Hivemind autonomy software
- V-BAT aircraft
- X-BAT aircraft
Known for
- AI autonomy
- Unmanned aircraft engineering
- Aerodynamics and aerostructures
- Simulation and synthetic reality
Key facts
- Venture-backed
- Offices across U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific