Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy and Motion Planning (R5538)

Shield AI
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["End-to-end outcome ownership","Technical direction","Mentoring","Collaboration","Mission-centric mindset"]

Lead delivery of autonomous behavior software for mission autonomy products in the UK, owning the full software lifecycle from requirements through verification, validation, and sustainment. Architect scalable behavior subsystems in C++, enable multi-agent coordination and motion planning across domains, and collaborate with internal and external integration teams. Serve as a technical authority for end-to-end mission outcomes, set technical direction, and travel to support integration and end-user coordination (up to 20%).

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Shield AI
Shield AI
23 hours ago

Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy and Motion Planning (R5538)

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Job Summary

Lead delivery of autonomous behavior software for mission autonomy products in the UK, owning the full software lifecycle from requirements through verification, validation, and sustainment. Architect scalable behavior subsystems in C++, enable multi-agent coordination and motion planning across domains, and collaborate with internal and external integration teams. Serve as a technical authority for end-to-end mission outcomes, set technical direction, and travel to support integration and end-user coordination (up to 20%).
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop tactical autonomy software enabling unmanned platforms to execute complex missions across air, land, sea, and space with minimal human supervision.
  • •Implement and test behaviors for multi-agent coordination, target engagement, reconnaissance, and survivability in contested scenarios.
  • •Drive work across the full software development lifecycle: requirements capture, design, implementation, verification, and validation.
  • •Architect autonomous behaviors as scalable software subsystems interacting with system components such as sensor processing, state estimation, communications, contingency management, actuation, and payload interfacing.
  • •Lead delivery and evolution of safe mission autonomy software by partnering with internal and external engineering and integration teams; travel up to 20% to co-locate with end-users or support integration events.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • •Proficient in production-level C++ software development.
  • •7+ years’ experience in software subsystem scheduling and integration, behavior planning, task/resource allocation, motion planning, optimization, or flight controls.
  • •Experience with collaborative software development tools (version control, issue tracking, code reviews, release management).
  • •Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Experience:7+ yearsDefense-tech
Education:Master's in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
Skills:End-to-end outcome ownershipTechnical directionMentoringCollaborationMission-centric mindset
Tech Stack:C++ROSOMPLOptimization solversAFSIMNGTSDO-178CMIL-STD

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Secret

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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