Shield AI
Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer (R5637)
Dallas, Texas · Staff · Full-time · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Education
- B.S., M.S., or PhD in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a STEM discipline.
About the job
Develop and maintain embedded firmware and avionics software for V-BAT aircraft, from architecture and hardware integration through testing, release, and production deployment.
What you'll do
- Develop C/C++ firmware for aircraft, integrate an RTOS and avionics hardware, and migrate legacy bare-metal software.
- Build automated testing and CI/CD capabilities; evaluate software using virtualized hardware and hardware-in-the-loop simulations.
- Coordinate software architecture, integration, verification, release, and deployment with engineering teams and production.
What they ask for
- Strong C/C++ software development experience.
- Experience developing bare-metal firmware for embedded systems.
- Linux Kernel or RTOS development, including device trees and bringing up new hardware; familiarity with thread-safe multithreaded programming.
- B.S., M.S., or PhD in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a STEM discipline.
Nice to have
- Experience with autonomous robotic systems, including motor control.
- Experience in startup or R&D environments.
Tools
C/C++, Linux Kernel, RTOS, CI/CD
AI focus
Integrate software from the Autonomy AI team; the posting describes software systems that use AI applications.
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