Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains
Shield AI
Washington, Boston, San Diego, Dallas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 163,200 - 244,800 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Systems-level problem-solving"]Build and integrate autonomy software for emerging-domain platforms and mission profiles, often establishing autonomy where no baseline exists. Partner with platform teams, autonomy capabilities, perception, and GCS teams to design interfaces, validate integration, and deliver mission-ready autonomy. Own end-to-end engineering from software- and hardware-in-the-loop through live test exercises, including flight/maritime support, debugging, simulation-based issue reproduction, and post-mortem improvements.

