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Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983)
Shield AIWashington, DC · full time · Senior
$182,720 – $274,080
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
Shield AI seeks a systems-minded engineer to integrate autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft and prepare them for flight testing. This role suits someone comfortable bridging R&D and field operations, debugging mission-critical systems in fast-moving test environments where both hardware and software must work together reliably.
Our summary, not Shield AI’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- Deploy autonomy solutions onto unmanned platforms
- Prepare systems for flight operations
- Troubleshoot mission-critical issues in lab and field environments
- Systems thinking and hands-on engineering across hardware and software