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Staff Engineer, Safety-Critical Software (R5826)

Shield AI

San Diego, CA · full time · Staff

$200,000 – $300,000

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

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. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

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

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