Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5395)
Shieldai · San Mateo, California
About this role
**Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5395)** **About Shield AI** Venture-backed defense-tech company protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies. Global presence across U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. **The Role** The Autonomous Pilot Integration team builds autonomy solutions across diverse mission sets and platforms (air, maritime, space, effects/expendables). You'll: • Write autonomy code including mission behaviors, platform-specific control, multi-agent coordination, contingencies, and executive autonomy • Own code end-to-end: software-in-the-loop → hardware-in-the-loop → vehicle-in-the-loop → live test exercise • Partner with Autonomy Capabilities, Perception teams, feature crews, and external platform integrators • See your code operate in the real world—flying, sailing, orbiting, or downrange **At Staff Level** • Lead small feature crews or sub-programs through design, integration, and delivery • Mentor mid-level engineers • Represent the team to capability teams and external partners • Serve as technical leader within the team **What We're Looking For** Hands-on engineers who want to bridge R&D and deployment, ensuring autonomous systems function reliably across every operating domain in service of the U.S. Department of Defense and international defense customers.
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