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

Shield AIWashington, DC
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Posted on: 22 Jul 2026

Job Description

The Autonomous Pilot Integration team for Emerging Domains builds autonomy solutions for new platforms and mission profiles outside Shield AI's established portfolios—including space (satellites, missile defense), maritime (USV and UUV integration), and contested logistics (unmanned helicopters and related autonomous resupply platforms). The team takes on short-term R&D and integration efforts—often standing up the first autonomy on a brand-new platform or mission—with the intent that successful efforts grow into larger, multi-year programs. We combine capabilities from the Autonomy Capabilities team (motion planning, tactics), the Perception team (e.g., ViDAR, ATR), and the HivemindSDK—selectively leveraging existing Shield AI autonomy solutions where they apply—to develop autonomy that runs on these new platforms. Our engineers write new autonomy code—such as mission behaviors, platform-specific control, multi-agent coordination, contingencies, and executive autonomy—and own it end-t

Job Overview

Salary:
Not disclosed
JOB TYPE:
Not specified
Experience:
7+ years
Job Location:
Washington, DC
Job Level:
Not specified
Education:
Graduation