Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI's technology actively supports operations worldwide. The Autonomous Pilot Integration team for expeditionary platforms builds autonomy solutions for V-BAT — an unmanned aircraft operating in expeditionary environments for ISR, target acquisition, communications, and multi-agent missions. The team also builds autonomy for X-BAT, a new platform under development by the aircraft team; We combine capabilities from the Autonomy Capabilities team (motion planning, tactics), the Perception team (e.g., ViDAR, ATR), and the HivemindSDK to develop the autonomy software that runs on these platforms, then integrate, validate, and field it on the real hardware — for U.
You'll define long-term technical strategy, solve the organization's most complex integration challenges, and influence the direction of autonomy software spanning mission behaviors, platform interfaces, payload integration, executive autonomy, and multi-agent operations. Develop & Field Autonomy– Guide development of mission autonomy, payload integration, flight-autonomy interfaces, executive autonomy, and multi-agent capabilities while ensuring successful operational deployment. Subject Matter Expertise– Serve as the organization's technical expert for complex autonomy integration challenges spanning software, hardware, and operations.



Design & Engineering Excellence– Lead architecture reviews, engineering standards, interface definitions, and organization-wide technical improvements. Mentorship & Organizational Growth– Mentor senior engineers, develop technical leaders, contribute to leveling frameworks, and partner on senior hiring. Mission Readiness & Operational Excellence– Guide customer releases, deployment strategy, and mission validation while supporting critical operational events. Continuous Improvement– Drive long-term improvements to engineering processes, integration workflows, testing infrastructure, and developer experience. C2 Interoperability & Open Systems– Define technical strategy for command-and-control interoperability and adoption of open-systems standards. Hiring & Developing Technical Talent– Define the technical hiring bar for senior engineering roles, partner with engineering managers on long-term staffing strategy, and help grow the organization's technical capabilities. Travel Requirement– Members of this team typically travel around *% of the year to different office locations, customer sites, operator training events, flight tests, and integration exercises. Expert-level C++ and Linux systems development experience. Experience mentoring senior engineers and driving engineering excellence. Full-time regular employee offer package: Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment) If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

📌 Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (España)
🏢 shieldai
📍 España