Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration (R4483)

Shield AI
San Diego
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 150,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Senior software integration role focused on becoming a systems integration expert for autonomous robotics. You will configure, deploy, and integrate multi-agent systems across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight platforms; optimize integration workflows and CI/CD; analyze system behavior; and ensure interoperability of autonomy stack across platforms, driving reliable, mission-ready autonomous systems.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
7 months ago

Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration (R4483)

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Job Summary

Senior software integration role focused on becoming a systems integration expert for autonomous robotics. You will configure, deploy, and integrate multi-agent systems across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight platforms; optimize integration workflows and CI/CD; analyze system behavior; and ensure interoperability of autonomy stack across platforms, driving reliable, mission-ready autonomous systems.
Location: San Diego
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Become a systems integration expert for autonomous robotics: Develop deep expertise in our AI-powered autonomy stack.
  • •Learn to configure, deploy, and integrate multi-agent systems across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight platforms.
  • •Understand the full system end-to-end—from sensor inputs to autonomous behaviors.
  • •Integrate new capabilities into the autonomy stack: Collaborate cross-functionally with development teams to bring autonomy algorithms, perception pipelines, middleware, and platform interfaces into the integrated product.
  • •Enable platform bring-up and validation: Lead the integration of autonomy software onto new robotic hardware platforms.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 220,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or a related field; or 6 years with a master’s; or 4 years with a PhD
  • •Proficiency in programming languages including Python or C++
  • •Experience with autonomous systems, server applications, or middleware
  • •Experience designing integration workflows, communicating system dependencies, and triaging/reporting integration defects across subsystem boundaries
  • •Proficiency with simulation tools and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environments
Experience:7+ yearsRoboticsAutonomous systemsAI
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:PythonC++ROSCI/CDSILHILGitDockerLinux

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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