Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomous Systems Integration (R5507)
Shield AI · San Diego, California
CHECKED 7H AGO
Defenseonsitestaff$170k–$250k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead integration of Hivemind autonomy onto representative unmanned aircraft systems.
- Drive field-ready testing and live demos of intelligent defense systems worldwide.
- Turn real hardware lessons into better engineering and operational practices.
Ideal candidate
Senior hands-on builder-operator who thrives moving from lab to field with calm judgment. You bring structure to ambiguity and care about protecting service members with reliable autonomous systems.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience integrating autonomy software with unmanned aircraft and robotic systems
- Comfortable with benchtop integration, lab troubleshooting and field test execution
- Strong judgment and calm execution under pressure in ambiguous environments
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