Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5423)

Washington, DC · full time · Senior

$163,200 – $244,800

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

This role involves developing autonomy software for emerging military platforms across space, maritime, and logistics domains, where you'll integrate Shield AI's existing autonomy capabilities with new systems that often lack prior autonomous baselines. It suits engineers who thrive on cross-platform integration challenges and seeing their code operate in real-world military environments.

Our summary, not Shield AI’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

Experience developing autonomy or control software for robotic/autonomous systems
Demonstrated ability to integrate software across diverse platforms
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop and vehicle-in-the-loop testing
Strong software engineering fundamentals and end-to-end ownership mentality

Nice to have

Experience with defense or aerospace applications
Familiarity with space, maritime, or unmanned systems domains
Background in motion planning or multi-agent coordination
Experience with real-time embedded systems
Prior work with emerging or novel platform integrations