# Staff Engineer, Safety-Critical Software (R5826)

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4e2aee0c-6339-497c-ab62-5ef8eccd2531

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

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Salary: 200000 – 300000 USD per year

## Summary

Staff-level role building safety-critical autonomy software that monitors and bounds unsafe behavior in autonomous aircraft systems, ensuring safe flight within strict airworthiness standards. Best suited to experienced engineers comfortable architecting high-assurance systems, setting standards, and mentoring others in a defense-tech environment.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Required

- Develop safety-critical, high-performance, robust software
- Architect core systems for safety monitoring
- Work within strict airworthiness development standards
- Set software engineering standards
- Mentor other engineers

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/1803c365-1f43-4445-b5e0-376f0b221ec6/apply