Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5193)

What this role involves

Senior Staff Software Engineer role at Shield AI focused on integrating autonomy software into unmanned platforms across air, maritime, space, and effects. The role involves writing autonomy code for mission behaviors and multi-agent coordination, and owning the full integration cycle from simulation to live tests. The engineer will drive technical direction across multiple programs and serve as subject-matter expert.

Skills this posting asks for

• autonomy
• motion planning
• tactics
• track fusion
• hivemind sdk
• software-in-the-loop
• hardware-in-the-loop
• vehicle-in-the-loop
• mission behaviors
• multi-agent coordination
• platform-specific control
• contingencies
• executive autonomy
• c++
• python
• ros
• linux
• embedded systems
• sensors
• control systems
• integration
• validation
• field testing

Requirements

• Level: staff

From the employer’s posting

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle Ea…