Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5193)
Shield AI
Washington, Boston, San Diego, Dallas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 233,760 - 350,640 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentorship","Engineering standards"]Own the long-term technical direction for Expeditionary autonomy across V-BAT and X-BAT, defining architecture and solving complex autonomy integration and interoperability challenges. Lead cross-engineering collaboration across autonomy, perception, GCS, and aircraft teams to deliver mission-ready software, payload integration, and multi-agent capabilities. Serve as a technical expert, drive engineering standards and architecture reviews, mentor senior engineers, and support deployments with travel to customer sites and flight tests.

