# Staff Engineer, Guidance & Controls (R4763)

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d835d7b6-a9a1-414b-afc4-92cfe9b2a6af

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

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Salary: 180000 – 280000 USD per year

## Summary

Staff-level engineer developing autonomous flight control algorithms and guidance systems for unmanned aircraft. This role suits experienced engineers with deep expertise in control theory and autonomy who want to work on full-lifecycle development from algorithm design through flight testing.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Skills named

Software Design

## Required

- Develop control and autonomy algorithms
- Design and implement software systems
- Write and maintain unit and component tests
- Support flight software qualification
- Conduct flight test support
- Update and validate simulation models

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/7d210135-6de0-4433-bd46-198035378bb8/apply