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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398)

Shield AI

Washington, DC · full time · Senior

$233,760 – $350,640

Listed on Shield AI’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

A leadership role designing and deploying autonomy software for military drone and aerial platforms that operate in distributed, networked fleets. You'll handle complex integration challenges across motion planning, perception, and control systems while working with real hardware and field operations.

Our summary, not Shield AI’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • Lead technical delivery of autonomy capabilities
  • Own end-to-end software development from simulation to live testing
  • Drive technical direction across multiple subsystems
  • Collaborate with autonomy, perception, and customer teams

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