# Senior Staff Engineer, Discrete Planning (R5440)

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5dea25a1-fd7b-4ff6-9ded-2fc389dc1c2e

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

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 230000 – 350000 USD per year

## Summary

Shield AI seeks a senior staff engineer to develop advanced planning algorithms for autonomous flight systems that operate in complex and uncertain environments. This role combines artificial intelligence, optimization, and motion planning work with architectural and mentorship responsibilities for a defense-tech autonomy platform.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Skills named

Artificial Intelligence, Software Architecture

## Required

- Design and implement high-quality software for core autonomy systems
- Set software engineering standards
- Drive technical improvements to the planning stack
- Mentor engineers on the team

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/041e8344-bf6c-4199-8568-4ccfbf5423ba/apply