Senior Staff Engineer, Ground System Software (R5199)

Shield AI
Washington
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 220,000 - 330,000 annuallyFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["C#","TypeScript","Java","C++","MBSE","Model-Based Systems Engineering","SDLC","Requirements management","Traceability","CI/CD","Version control","Jira","Confluence","Cameo Systems Modeler","MagicDraw","IBM DOORS Next","Jama Connect","Stell","Docker","Kubernetes"]

Seasoned software architect and systems engineer responsible for defining, developing, integrating, and validating complex ground software systems. Lead architecture activities, model-based systems engineering, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure end-to-end system performance across a distributed, mission-critical platform.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
3 months ago

Senior Staff Engineer, Ground System Software (R5199)

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Job Summary

Seasoned software architect and systems engineer responsible for defining, developing, integrating, and validating complex ground software systems. Lead architecture activities, model-based systems engineering, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure end-to-end system performance across a distributed, mission-critical platform.
Location: Washington
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Participate in the development of software architectures for complex, distributed, and mission-critical systems.
  • •Engage in software design activities from concept through deployment and sustainment.
  • •Collaborate with software responsible engineers to develop and model high-quality, scalable, maintainable software solutions using modern programming languages, frameworks & System Modeling Tools.
  • •Develop, review and maintain architecture diagrams to support government reference architectures.
  • •Engage with internal stakeholders to develop software architecture behavior diagrams/documents to support customer deliverables.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,000 - 330,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field
  • •8+ years of software engineering experience
  • •3+ years of software architecture or technical leadership experience
  • •Proficiency in a strongly typed programming language (e.g. C#, TypeScript, Java, C++) with exposure to lower-level systems or protocol integration
  • •Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies
Experience:8+ yearsAerospaceDefenseRoboticsAutonomous systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:C#TypeScriptJavaC++MBSEModel-Based Systems EngineeringSDLCRequirements managementTraceabilityCI/CDVersion controlJiraConfluenceCameo Systems ModelerMagicDrawIBM DOORS NextJama ConnectStellDockerKubernetes
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C#TypeScriptJavaC++MBSEJiraConfluenceCameo Systems ModelerMagicDrawIBM DOORS NextJama ConnectStellDockerKubernetes

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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