Shield AI
Staff Guidance & Controls Engineer (R4763)
Dallas, Texas · Staff · Full-time · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 2 years with a Master’s degree; or a PhD.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or PhD, with the experience alternatives stated in the posting.
About the job
Develops and maintains control and autonomy algorithms for the VBAT code base, from algorithm design and testing through flight software qualification and flight-test support.
What you'll do
- Develop, design, code, and test control and autonomy algorithms across the software lifecycle.
- Support flight software qualification and flight tests.
- Update and validate simulation models as needed.
What they ask for
- Track record of shipping products and delivering high-quality solutions through development cycles.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills focused on user-centric software solutions.
- Experience with control systems for unmanned aerial systems and/or robotics, including outer-loop path planning or trajectory synthesis.
- Experience integrating software in a hierarchical environment.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with continuous integration/delivery and test-driven development; strong C++ and Python coding experience.
- Simulation model development, verification, and validation; controls knowledge including system analysis, margins, time response, and filter development.
Tools
VBAT, C++, Python
AI focus
Develops control and autonomy algorithms for an unmanned aircraft system; no specific AI or machine-learning work is stated.
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