Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R5363) is open at Shield AI in Arlington, VA, US. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $235K. Posted on Oct 22, 2026, and still on Shield AI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Tactical Autonomy Design – Design tactical autonomy algorithms to enable unmanned aircraft to perform complex missions across air, land, and sea domains with minimal human supervision. - High-Performance Software Development – Develop high-performance software modules that incorporate planning, decision-making, and behavior execution strategies for dynamic and adversarial environments. - Behavior Architecture…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Shield AI’s careers page.
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