Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398)
Shield AI
Washington, San Diego, Boston, Dallas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 233,760 - 350,640 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Strategic thinking","Collaboration","Mentorship","Systems thinking"]Define the technical strategy for launching autonomy on entirely new platforms and mission areas across Emerging Domains. Lead engineering through shifting priorities, establish architecture and integration patterns, and guide development and deployment of autonomy across space, maritime, and contested logistics. Partner with platform teams, customers, and external stakeholders, drive architecture reviews and standards, and provide senior support during demonstrations, debugging, mission debriefs, and continuous process improvement.

