Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R4587)
Shieldai · San Mateo, California
About this role
**Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R4587)** **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. **Team Overview** The Autonomy Capabilities Team develops functionality to automate single- and multi-agent teams of platforms in pursuit of mission objectives. Operates across all command-and-control hierarchy levels and multiple mission sets, platform types, and operational domains (air, sea, space). **Key Responsibilities** • Develop advanced control laws, motion planning, and tactical behaviors • Multi-agent coordination and system integration • Balance fundamentals (kinematics, dynamics, trajectory design, optimization, algorithms) with software integration (structures, protocols, threading, interfaces) • Solve complex problems across diverse programs and integration contexts • Address operational system needs through advanced methodologies blending control systems with optimization • Deliver market-differentiating capabilities for real-world platform integration **Ideal Candidate** Solves complex problems across diverse programs with strong emphasis on both theoretical fundamentals and practical software integration. Balances rigorous implementation with theory, delivering near-term program impacts.
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