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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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Shield AI
Full-time · Washington, DC · $163,200 – $244,800
This role involves writing and owning autonomy software for unmanned platforms across air, maritime, space, and other domains, from simulation through live field testing. It suits engineers who want hands-on experience shipping real autonomy code to defense hardware and partnering closely across multiple technical teams.
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Shield AI
Full-time · Washington, DC · $210,000 – $310,000
Lead the complete technical strategy and execution of flight testing for autonomous AI systems on military aircraft, from simulation through operationally realistic scenarios. This role owns test planning, risk management, and coordination across government partners and internal teams to mature autonomy capabilities at scale.
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Shield AI
Full-time · Washington, DC · $89,000 – $130,000
A software test engineer role focused on validating autonomy systems through simulation and automation testing, ideal for someone who wants to ensure mission-critical defense technology performs reliably in both simulated and real-world environments.
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Shield AI
Full-time · Washington, DC · $110,000 – $170,000
This role leads testing and quality assurance for Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software, focusing on simulation-driven validation and test automation to ensure reliability in defense applications. It suits experienced engineers who want to drive testing strategy and infrastructure for safety-critical systems in a fast-growing defense-tech company.
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Shield AI
Full-time · Washington, DC · $80,000 – $120,000
This role manages security operations for a defense contractor working on classified projects, requiring someone who can navigate both strict government compliance frameworks and the operational pace of a fast-moving tech company. The person will coordinate across engineering and program teams to protect sensitive information and controlled technologies.
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Shield AI
Full-time · Washington, DC · $110,000 – $170,000
A systems engineer working on autonomous software and aircraft systems, translating stakeholder requirements into technical solutions across the Hivemind product line. This role suits someone with strong systems thinking who enjoys cross-functional collaboration on defense technology.
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Shield AI
Full-time · Washington, DC · $163,200 – $244,800
Shield AI seeks a senior engineer to develop autonomous control behaviors and multi-agent coordination systems for defense platforms operating across air, sea, and space domains. The role bridges control theory and practical software integration, requiring both advanced algorithmic work and real-world system deployment on active military systems.
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Shield AI
Full-time · Washington, DC · $131,921 – $197,881
Shield AI is seeking a Software Engineer II to develop autonomy behaviors and control systems for unmanned platforms across air, sea, and space domains. The role suits someone who enjoys blending control theory with practical software integration to deliver real-world solutions for defense applications.
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Shield AI
Washington, DC · $195,200 – $292,800
Shield AI is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to develop autonomy and behavioral capabilities for autonomous systems across multiple platforms and domains. This role suits someone who can balance advanced control theory and optimization with practical software integration to deliver real-world mission impact.
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Shield AI
Full-time · Washington, DC · $220,441 – $330,661
Lead a software engineering team building perception systems that give autonomous aircraft situational awareness in challenging operational environments. This role suits experienced engineers comfortable with real-time object detection, sensor fusion, and algorithm development for defense applications.
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Shield AI
Full-time · Washington, DC · $157,000 – $235,800
Shield AI is looking for a software engineer to act as a power user of their Hivemind autonomy platform, identifying integration gaps and validating that the developer experience meets real-world needs for building autonomous systems. This role bridges engineering and customer applications, ensuring the platform supports mission-critical autonomous workflows.
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