Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208) 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 Sep 17, 2026, and still on Shield AI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
, you'll lead the technical delivery of complex autonomy capabilities spanning platform integration, mission autonomy, and operational deployment. You'll own some of the team's most challenging technical problems—from defining flight-autonomy interfaces and integrating advanced payloads to driving mission readiness for customer releases. You'll influence technical direction across multiple subsystems while…
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