Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities - Space
Shield AIBoston, MA +3
Leads development and deployment of autonomy software for satellites and missile-defense systems, spanning optimization, tasking, planning, and sensor or track fusion. The role requires 7+ years of related experience, strong C++ and Python skills, robotics expertise, and the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
188k – 281k/yrOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities - Space
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Leads technical direction and develops autonomy algorithms and high-performance software for satellite and missile-defense applications. The role requires deep robotics, optimization, control, and unmanned-systems expertise, along with significant experience integrating capabilities into real-world platforms.
221k – 331k/yrOn-site10+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities - Space
Shield AIBoston, MA +3
Build and deploy autonomy software for satellites and missile-defense systems, spanning optimization, tasking, scheduling, track fusion, and motion planning. The role requires strong C++ and Python skills, robotics or unmanned-systems experience, simulation expertise, and the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
160k – 240k/yrOn-site5+ YOEML Engineering
Staff Software Engineer, Perception
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Lead development of state-of-the-art vision, VLM, and VLA models for autonomous perception systems. Own challenging ML problems, build data pipelines and deployment infrastructure for production autonomy, and mentor engineers while bridging research to real-world systems. Requires 7+ years experience, strong CV/ML expertise, and C++/Python proficiency.
195k – 293k/yrOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Perception
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Develop and deploy advanced vision, VLM, and VLA machine learning models for autonomous systems perception. Own models from training through optimization and deployment on embedded hardware, collaborating with research and engineering teams to deliver production capabilities for complex real-world environments.
163k – 245k/yrOn-site5+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Develop and deploy state-of-the-art vision, VLM, and VLA models for autonomous perception systems. Requires 7+ years experience (with PhD), mastery of ML and computer vision, PyTorch/TensorFlow, TensorRT/ONNX, C++/Python, and ability to obtain SECRET clearance.
234k – 351k/yrOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Integration
Shield AISan Diego, CA
Senior Staff Engineer serving as primary interface between perception software and flight test teams. Owns integration, sensor calibration, fly-fix-fly cycles, and data curation to mature autonomy capabilities from algorithm to flight-verified systems on UAS and aircraft platforms. Requires 10+ years experience, strong perception background, and hands-on field testing expertise.
230k – 350k/yrHybrid10+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Engineer, Discrete Planning
Shield AISan Diego, CA
Senior Staff Engineer developing state-of-the-art discrete optimization algorithms for task allocation, scheduling, and mission planning of heterogeneous autonomous vehicle teams. Requires PhD/Master's in Optimization or Operations Research, deep expertise in integer programming and solvers, and strong C++ implementation skills.
230k – 350k/yrOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Senior technical leader defining autonomy strategy and architecture for new platforms in space, maritime, and contested logistics. Owns end-to-end development and integration of mission behaviors, control, coordination, and executive autonomy from simulation through live tests; requires 10+ years experience and expert C++ skills.
234k – 351k/yrOn-site10+ YOEML Engineering
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Lead technical delivery of first-of-a-kind autonomy solutions for new platforms in space, maritime, and contested logistics domains. Own end-to-end integration from simulation to live tests, influence architecture across teams, and provide on-site mission support in ambiguous, evolving environments.
195k – 293k/yrOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Develop and integrate autonomy software for emerging platforms in space, maritime, and contested logistics. Integrate existing capabilities, develop new mission behaviors and controls, own end-to-end testing from simulation to live exercises, and support field operations (10-20% travel). Requires 5+ years experience with C++ and embedded/real-time systems integration.
163k – 245k/yrOn-site5+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Senior technical leader defining autonomy architecture and integration strategy for launched effects platforms in multi-agent, often disconnected environments. Owns end-to-end development, fielding, and operational support of mission behaviors, platform control, and fleet-scale autonomy for defense customers.
234k – 351k/yrOn-site10+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Own technical direction for Expeditionary autonomy portfolio on V-BAT and X-BAT unmanned aircraft platforms. Define long-term strategy, lead complex integration of mission behaviors, flight interfaces, payloads, and multi-agent operations while mentoring senior engineers and influencing cross-team architecture.
234k – 351k/yrOn-site10+ YOEML Engineering
Principal Engineer, State Estimation
Shield AIDallas, TX
Principal State Estimation Engineer developing advanced sensor fusion, inertial navigation, and real-time state estimation algorithms for autonomous UAVs in GPS-denied environments. Requires 12+ years experience with Kalman filters, C++, and shipping navigation products.
275k – 412k/yrOn-site12+ YOEML Engineering
Principal Engineer, AI and Data Platform Engineering (R4941)
Shield AISan Francisco, CA
Leads the design, build, and operation of AI and data platform for autonomy systems, managing training, simulation, data pipelines, MLOps, and deployment across on-premise, cloud, and edge environments. Requires deep expertise in scalable ML infrastructure and compute strategy.
320k – 490k/yrOn-siteML Engineering
Senior Engineer, State Estimation
Shield AIDallas, TX +3
Develop and optimize real-time multi-sensor fusion and state estimation algorithms (Kalman/particle filters, IMUs, radar, cameras) for autonomous X-BAT VTOL drone operation in contested environments on the GNC team.
160k – 240k/yrOn-site5+ YOEML Engineering
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Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities - Space
Shield AIBoston, MA +3
Leads development and deployment of autonomy software for satellites and missile-defense systems, spanning optimization, tasking, planning, and sensor or track fusion. The role requires 7+ years of related experience, strong C++ and Python skills, robotics expertise, and the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
188k – 281k/yrOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities - Space
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Leads technical direction and develops autonomy algorithms and high-performance software for satellite and missile-defense applications. The role requires deep robotics, optimization, control, and unmanned-systems expertise, along with significant experience integrating capabilities into real-world platforms.
221k – 331k/yrOn-site10+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities - Space
Shield AIBoston, MA +3
Build and deploy autonomy software for satellites and missile-defense systems, spanning optimization, tasking, scheduling, track fusion, and motion planning. The role requires strong C++ and Python skills, robotics or unmanned-systems experience, simulation expertise, and the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
160k – 240k/yrOn-site5+ YOEML Engineering
Staff Software Engineer, Perception
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Lead development of state-of-the-art vision, VLM, and VLA models for autonomous perception systems. Own challenging ML problems, build data pipelines and deployment infrastructure for production autonomy, and mentor engineers while bridging research to real-world systems. Requires 7+ years experience, strong CV/ML expertise, and C++/Python proficiency.
195k – 293k/yrOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Perception
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Develop and deploy advanced vision, VLM, and VLA machine learning models for autonomous systems perception. Own models from training through optimization and deployment on embedded hardware, collaborating with research and engineering teams to deliver production capabilities for complex real-world environments.
163k – 245k/yrOn-site5+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Develop and deploy state-of-the-art vision, VLM, and VLA models for autonomous perception systems. Requires 7+ years experience (with PhD), mastery of ML and computer vision, PyTorch/TensorFlow, TensorRT/ONNX, C++/Python, and ability to obtain SECRET clearance.
234k – 351k/yrOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Integration
Shield AISan Diego, CA
Senior Staff Engineer serving as primary interface between perception software and flight test teams. Owns integration, sensor calibration, fly-fix-fly cycles, and data curation to mature autonomy capabilities from algorithm to flight-verified systems on UAS and aircraft platforms. Requires 10+ years experience, strong perception background, and hands-on field testing expertise.
230k – 350k/yrHybrid10+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Engineer, Discrete Planning
Shield AISan Diego, CA
Senior Staff Engineer developing state-of-the-art discrete optimization algorithms for task allocation, scheduling, and mission planning of heterogeneous autonomous vehicle teams. Requires PhD/Master's in Optimization or Operations Research, deep expertise in integer programming and solvers, and strong C++ implementation skills.
230k – 350k/yrOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Senior technical leader defining autonomy strategy and architecture for new platforms in space, maritime, and contested logistics. Owns end-to-end development and integration of mission behaviors, control, coordination, and executive autonomy from simulation through live tests; requires 10+ years experience and expert C++ skills.
234k – 351k/yrOn-site10+ YOEML Engineering
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Lead technical delivery of first-of-a-kind autonomy solutions for new platforms in space, maritime, and contested logistics domains. Own end-to-end integration from simulation to live tests, influence architecture across teams, and provide on-site mission support in ambiguous, evolving environments.
195k – 293k/yrOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Develop and integrate autonomy software for emerging platforms in space, maritime, and contested logistics. Integrate existing capabilities, develop new mission behaviors and controls, own end-to-end testing from simulation to live exercises, and support field operations (10-20% travel). Requires 5+ years experience with C++ and embedded/real-time systems integration.
163k – 245k/yrOn-site5+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Senior technical leader defining autonomy architecture and integration strategy for launched effects platforms in multi-agent, often disconnected environments. Owns end-to-end development, fielding, and operational support of mission behaviors, platform control, and fleet-scale autonomy for defense customers.
234k – 351k/yrOn-site10+ YOEML Engineering
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIWashington, DC +3
Own technical direction for Expeditionary autonomy portfolio on V-BAT and X-BAT unmanned aircraft platforms. Define long-term strategy, lead complex integration of mission behaviors, flight interfaces, payloads, and multi-agent operations while mentoring senior engineers and influencing cross-team architecture.
234k – 351k/yrOn-site10+ YOEML Engineering
Principal Engineer, State Estimation
Shield AIDallas, TX
Principal State Estimation Engineer developing advanced sensor fusion, inertial navigation, and real-time state estimation algorithms for autonomous UAVs in GPS-denied environments. Requires 12+ years experience with Kalman filters, C++, and shipping navigation products.
275k – 412k/yrOn-site12+ YOEML Engineering
Principal Engineer, AI and Data Platform Engineering (R4941)
Shield AISan Francisco, CA
Leads the design, build, and operation of AI and data platform for autonomy systems, managing training, simulation, data pipelines, MLOps, and deployment across on-premise, cloud, and edge environments. Requires deep expertise in scalable ML infrastructure and compute strategy.
320k – 490k/yrOn-siteML Engineering
Senior Engineer, State Estimation
Shield AIDallas, TX +3
Develop and optimize real-time multi-sensor fusion and state estimation algorithms (Kalman/particle filters, IMUs, radar, cameras) for autonomous X-BAT VTOL drone operation in contested environments on the GNC team.