# Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5339)

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e31216de-299b-4127-a9c4-a0d9ea36bd1f

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

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Washington, DC
- Salary: 160000 – 240000 USD per year

## Summary

Shield AI is seeking a senior engineer to develop autonomous control and coordination capabilities for maritime platforms, working across motion planning, multi-agent systems, and tactical behaviors. The role suits someone who can balance sophisticated control theory and optimization with pragmatic software integration for real-world defense systems.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Skills named

C++, Control Systems

## Required

- Solve complex autonomy problems across maritime and other operational domains
- Integrate advanced control and optimization approaches into real-world platforms
- Balance theoretical rigor with practical implementation
- Work across command-and-control hierarchy levels

## Nice to have

- Experience with aircraft kinematics and dynamics
- Background in software architecture and protocols
- Multi-agent system design experience
- Experience in defense or aerospace domains

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/718bc6cc-d498-49f6-88be-908e4ff63a45/apply