# Staff Engineer, Embedded Firmware (R5637)

Hiring organization: [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/134ef95c-b183-48da-8d12-903914fa9611

Listed on Shield AI's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Salary: 160000 – 250000 USD per year

## Summary

This role leads embedded firmware development for advanced unmanned aerial vehicles, focusing on avionics software that integrates hardware, operating systems, and AI applications. It suits experienced engineers who can architect complex systems, drive requirements definition, and shepherd software through the full lifecycle from design to customer deployment.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Skills named

C++, Git, Real-Time Operating Systems, Requirements Management, Software Architecture

## Required

- Lead and architect embedded firmware systems for UAVs
- Generate and maintain software requirements across all levels
- Design, document and present software architectures
- Coordinate software development across multiple teams
- Manage software through test, verification, release and production deployment
- Collaborate with hardware, GNC, autonomy and systems engineering teams

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/f2e79865-ddd8-47de-a9c5-6d1852bafafc/apply