Shield AI
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398)
$234K–$351K
Washington, D.C. +3 · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 21, 2026
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
San Diego, California
Boston, Massachusetts
Dallas, Texas - Experience
- Typically 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Education
- BS/MS in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads technical strategy, integration, validation, and operational deployment of autonomy capabilities across emerging platforms and programs.
What you'll do
- Define architecture and technical direction for new platforms and emerging autonomy programs.
- Guide autonomy development, integration, release readiness, testing, and field support.
- Lead cross-team technical partnerships, complex integration debugging, and mentorship of senior engineers.
What they ask for
- BS/MS in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience.
- Typically 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Expert-level C++ and Linux systems development experience.
- Demonstrated technical strategy, complex systems integration, and senior-engineer mentoring experience; ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience leading first-of-kind autonomy or advanced R&D efforts, across multiple autonomy domains, or transitioning prototypes into operational systems.
- Experience with government R&D and defense customers, organizational engineering practices, or defense interoperability standards such as UCI, OMS, STANAG 4586.
Pay
USD 233,760–350,640 (per-year-salary), base salary
Tools
C++, Linux, HivemindSDK, UCI, OMS, STANAG 4586
AI focus
Develops and deploys autonomy software and capabilities for emerging platforms, including mission behaviors, platform integration, fleet operations, and multi-agent coordination.
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