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Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R5363)

Shield AI · Washington, D.C.

CHECKED 7H AGO

Defenseonsitesenior staff$234k–$351k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Automate single- and multi-agent teams across air, sea and space domains.
  • Build tactical behaviors from control laws up to multi-agent coordination.
  • Integrate autonomy into real-world aircraft with near-term mission impact.

Ideal candidate

A systems-minded engineer who loves blending theory with practice to solve complex autonomy problems across diverse missions and thrives integrating real-world solutions with near-term impact.

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
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