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Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5401)

Shi*** · San Diego, CA, United States

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San Diego, CA, United States195,200-292,800 USD/yearlyOnsite

Remuneration

195,200-292,800 USD/yearly

Location

San Diego, CA, United States

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Job summary

Founded in 2015, Shi*** is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. With offices and facilities across the U.

Benefits

EquityTemporary employee offer package:Pay within range listed above + temporaryPackage (applicable after 60 days of employment)All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible forPlease speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative acIf you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please letWe may use artificial intelligence (AI)

Qualifications

Develop & Field Autonomy – Lead development and integration of autonomy software across emerging-domain platforms, including platform interfaces, payload integration, mission autonomy, and operational deployment.
Technical Leadership – Lead feature crews or major integration efforts, mentor engineers, remove technical obstacles, and drive delivery of complex capabilities.
Platform Team Partnerships – Serve as a primary technical partner to platform engineering teams while coordinating interface evolution, hardware/software compatibility, and mission readiness.
Collaboration Across Teams & Partners – Coordinate closely with Autonomy Capabilities, Perception, GCS, feature crews, customer/program offices, and external partners to deliver integrated autonomy solutions.
Design & Documentation – Lead design reviews, architecture discussions, ICD development, and engineering improvements across multiple efforts.
Pre-deployment Preparation – Drive validation, release readiness, hardware/software integration, and mission preparation for operational deployments.
On-site Test & Mission Support – Provide technical leadership during live testing, demonstrations, and operational events across air, maritime, space, and emerging platforms.
Hardware/Software Debugging – Lead root-cause analysis across complex autonomy stacks, embedded systems, and platform interfaces.
Mission Data & Debrief Support – Drive post-mission analysis and coordinate engineering improvements based on operational results.
Continuous Improvement – Improve engineering processes, testing infrastructure, integration workflows, and deployment efficiency.
C2 Interoperability & Standards – Drive implementation of command-and-control interfaces and interoperability standards appropriate for each platform.
Travel Requirement – Members of this team typically travel around 10–20% of the year to different office locations, customer sites, operator training events, flight tests, and integration exercises.

Responsibilities

In this role, you'll lead the technical delivery of complex autonomy capabilities across Emerging Domains, helping establish first-of-their-kind autonomy solutions for new platforms and mission areas.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Skills

Leadership

Degrees

AssociateBachelor

Languages

Arabic

Travel

Industry

AutomotiveDefenseLogistics

Company size

Smb

Security clearance

Secret