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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5402)

Shield AI · San Mateo, California

CHECKED 7H AGO

Defenseonsitesenior staff$281k–$421k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build autonomy solutions for unmanned platforms across air, maritime, and space.
  • Own new autonomy code from simulation through hardware-in-the-loop to live tests.
  • Drive autonomy reference implementations adopted across multiple defense programs.

Ideal candidate

A senior autonomy leader who thrives on ambiguous, hands-on deployment challenges and owns systems end-to-end from lab to field. You mentor others, set technical direction, and want your code flying, sailing, or operating downrange.

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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