Jobs in Washington, D.C.

Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $195,200 – $292,800

Lead the development of machine learning and computer vision systems that enable autonomous platforms to perceive and understand their environment. This role suits experienced engineers who want to bridge cutting-edge AI research with production systems while mentoring a team on perception challenges in defense technology.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $167,500 – $251,000

This role involves building and deploying machine learning models for autonomous systems, focusing on computer vision and vision-language capabilities. It suits engineers who want to move cutting-edge AI research into production systems while working cross-functionally with researchers and autonomy teams.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $233,760 – $350,640

This senior engineer role involves building and deploying machine learning models that help autonomous defense systems perceive and understand their environment, bridging research and production. It suits experienced ML engineers who want to work on vision and vision-language models at scale while solving real-world deployment challenges for military applications.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $210,000 – $320,000

This role leads engineering process improvement and organizational capability-building at a defense-tech firm, reporting to the VP of Engineering. It suits leaders who thrive at the intersection of strategy and operations, designing systems and practices that help technical teams scale and execute predictably.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $233,760 – $350,640

A leadership role designing and deploying autonomy software for military drone and aerial platforms that operate in distributed, networked fleets. You'll handle complex integration challenges across motion planning, perception, and control systems while working with real hardware and field operations.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $195,200 – $292,800

This role leads technical integration of autonomous systems across emerging military platforms including satellites, maritime vehicles, and unmanned helicopters. The position suits experienced software engineers who can architect complex autonomy solutions from concept through field testing and who thrive working across multiple technical teams to transition research into operational capabilities.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $163,200 – $244,800

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.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $233,760 – $350,640

Lead the technical delivery of autonomy software for weaponized aerial and ground platforms operating in disconnected environments, owning complex integration challenges from simulation through live field testing. This role suits experienced systems engineers comfortable with defense applications who can drive technical direction across multiple teams while managing end-to-end software lifecycle.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $195,200 – $292,800

This role develops and integrates autonomy software for small air- and ground-launched defense platforms operating in multi-agent fleets, often in disconnected environments. It suits experienced engineers who can own complex technical problems end-to-end, from simulation through live field testing, while collaborating across multiple teams on scalable fleet operations.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $163,200 – $244,800

This role develops and deploys autonomy software for defense platforms operating in contested environments, combining capabilities from multiple teams to deliver end-to-end solutions from simulation through live operations. It suits experienced engineers who can own complex integration challenges across hardware, software, and real-world fielding.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $233,760 – $350,640

This role leads the technical architecture and long-term strategy for autonomy software on Shield AI's unmanned aircraft platforms used in field operations. You'll drive integration across flight control, perception, mission planning, and multi-agent systems while partnering with aircraft, autonomy, and customer teams to deliver reliable solutions for defense operators.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $195,200 – $292,800

You'll lead technical integration of autonomous software for unmanned aircraft used in defense operations, owning complex problems across flight control, payload integration, and field deployment. This role suits experienced engineers comfortable bridging software, hardware, and operational teams while mentoring others and driving customer-ready systems.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $163,200 – $244,800

You'll develop autonomy software for Shield AI's unmanned aircraft systems, building mission behaviors, multi-agent coordination, and flight control capabilities. This hands-on senior role balances software development from simulation through live flight tests with technical leadership and partnership across teams, supporting real-world defense operations worldwide.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $110,000 – $160,000

Shield AI seeks a finance leader to build and manage the go-to-market cost structure, overseeing budgets, headcount planning, and analytics for sales and business development. This hybrid role bridges finance, data engineering, and strategy for someone who wants to shape business decisions through financial insight rather than simply record transactions.

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Shield AI

Washington, DC · $210,000 – $320,000

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $130,000 – $200,000

Lead product marketing for Shield AI's V-BAT autonomous aircraft, crafting narratives that showcase the platform's capabilities to military customers, government officials, and industry stakeholders. This role suits someone with experience positioning complex defense or aerospace technologies to multiple audiences.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $170,000 – $260,000

This role leads technical integration and strategy for Shield AI's autonomous software platform, helping defense customers build and deploy AI-powered systems. It suits experienced program managers comfortable translating between engineering teams, business stakeholders, and international partners in a complex, fast-moving environment.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $210,880 – $316,320

Shield AI seeks a senior technical leader to oversee the complete lifecycle of autonomy software for space missions, from architecture and development through on-orbit operations and updates. This role suits an experienced engineer ready to take ownership of mission-critical systems operating in contested environments.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $190,000 – $340,000

This role leads the Special Projects team within the CTO's office, a highly specialized group developing cutting-edge autonomous systems and foundational technologies across Shield AI's Hivemind software ecosystem. It suits exceptionally experienced software architects and technical leaders from fields like aerospace, robotics, or game development who thrive working across multiple product areas and can operate effectively in strategic, ambiguous environments.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $190,000 – $330,000

A senior technical expert role embedded in the Chief Technology Officer's office to drive strategic software development across Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy platform. This suits experienced engineers from aerospace, robotics, or cloud infrastructure who want to shape technology direction and mentor product teams.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $100,000 – $150,000

This role manages a defense contractor's industrial security program for classified government contracts, handling personnel clearances, facility compliance, and DoD/DCSA regulations. It suits someone with experience in classified program administration and secure facility operations.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $150,000 – $230,000

This full-stack software engineering role builds the ground control and command systems that let operators manage unmanned missions across multiple domains. It suits senior engineers who want to lead feature design, mentor others, and see their code directly power real-world defense operations.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $220,000 – $330,000

Lead a team of autonomy engineers building intelligent software for small, autonomous military platforms that operate in disconnected environments and multi-agent fleets. This role suits experienced engineers who want to grow into technical management while staying hands-on with cutting-edge autonomous systems design and integration.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $195,200 – $292,800

Shield AI seeks a Staff Software Engineer to develop autonomous pilot software for unmanned platforms across air, maritime, space, and other domains. This hands-on role combines real-world testing from simulation through live operations with technical leadership of feature teams and mentorship of mid-level engineers.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Washington, DC · $233,760 – $350,640

Shield AI is hiring a staff-level engineer to lead autonomy software development across multiple unmanned platform programs—aircraft, maritime, space—writing code for mission behaviors, coordination, and control, then validating it through simulation to live flight testing. This role suits experienced engineers who want technical leadership on hard problems, mentoring responsibility, and the satisfaction of seeing their code operate in deployed systems.

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