# Senior Staff Engineer, Software Embedded Applications (R5068)

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** Dallas, TX
**Role:** Embedded Engineering
**Salary:** $190k – $290k/yr
**Skills:** C++, Embedded Systems, Bsp, Object-Oriented Programming, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, Network Protocols, Rtos, Fpga, Systemverilog, Do-178C, Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing, Continuous Integration
**Posted:** 2026-05-28

> Lead embedded software development for advanced UAV avionics systems using C/C++, owning complex capabilities from design to production in a high-pace cross-functional environment.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Develop high-quality C/C++ code for X-Bat aircraft avionics, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and safety
- Lead cross-functional teams to implement advanced robotic avionics capabilities
- Own complex software capabilities from design through production
- Lead architecture initiatives, design, and code reviews
- Integrate software from firmware, test/verification, Autonomy AI, and Ground Control Stations
- Develop interfaces to modern avionics sensors, subsystems, and payloads
- Lead software system architecture updates
- Use modern tools to capture and design future architectures
- Design and implement tests across virtualized hardware and hardware-in-the-loop simulations
- Develop tools to enhance CI/CD workflows, test execution, and data analysis
- Create prototypes to validate design concepts and assess technical limitations
- Report status, risks, and accomplishments to senior leadership

## Requirements
- Strong embedded software development experience (BSP to complex applications) in C/C++
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and modern C++ features
- Strong knowledge of embedded software, BSPs, and systems software components
- Strong understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and network protocols
- Track record of ownership over development processes and features
- Experience producing technical documentation (architecture, designs, test plans)
- Proven track record of shipping products in fast-paced environments
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or STEM discipline (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering)

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience in fast-paced startup or R&D environments
- Military aircraft development experience
- DO-178C compliance experience
- FPGA development using SystemVerilog
- RTOS experience

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