Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5401)

What this role involves

Shield AI seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical delivery of autonomy solutions for new platforms in emerging domains like space, maritime, and contested logistics. The role involves end-to-end ownership of autonomy code from simulation to live tests, and transitioning R&D into operational capabilities.

Skills this posting asks for

• autonomy
• motion planning
• tactics
• perception
• vidar
• atr
• hivemindsdk
• software-in-the-loop
• hardware-in-the-loop
• vehicle-in-the-loop
• mission behaviors
• platform-specific control
• multi-agent coordination
• contingencies
• executive autonomy

Requirements

• Level: staff

From the employer’s posting

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 synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilitie…