# Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5200)

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3175e568-4d72-4aee-96ef-859d114f5883

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

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Washington, DC
- Salary: 163200 – 244800 USD per year

## Summary

This role involves writing and owning autonomy software for unmanned platforms across air, maritime, space, and other domains, from simulation through live field testing. It suits engineers who want hands-on experience shipping real autonomy code to defense hardware and partnering closely across multiple technical teams.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Skills named

C++, Control Systems, Git, Python, Robot Operating System (ROS)

## Required

- Write autonomy code for unmanned platforms
- Integrate and validate autonomy software across simulation to live testing
- Partner with autonomy, perception, and platform integration teams
- Own code end-to-end from development through field deployment

## Nice to have

- Experience with defense or aerospace systems
- Familiarity with unmanned platform operations
- Background in motion planning or tactics
- Experience with hardware-in-the-loop or vehicle-in-the-loop testing

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/aec9e538-6071-47c5-9c9b-8aadc0bd3f7e/apply