Autonomy Software Integration Engineer — Field & Flight Testing

Shield AI; Greater London; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking an Autonomy Software Integration & Test Engineer to support development, integration, testing, and deployment of autonomous systems in Ukraine.

This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who works across software, hardware, aircraft systems, and flight operations in fast-paced field environments. The position combines autonomy software development, system integration, and real-world flight testing across unmanned platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience developing and integrating software for robotics, autonomy, aerospace, embedded systems
• Strong C++ and Python development, debugging, and system integration
• Experience contributing to complex robotics or autonomy software systems
• Experience with Linux-based development environments
• Hands-on hardware/software integration and field testing experience
• Familiarity with MAVLink, PX4, ArduPilot, QGroundControl, or related unmanned systems
• Experience debugging distributed systems involving software, networking, sensors, radios, and flight systems
• Willingness to travel within Ukraine for demonstrations and field operations

Responsibilities

• Develop and contribute production-quality software features for autonomous systems
• Design, implement, debug, and maintain software components for autonomy, mission execution, and flight operations
• Integrate autonomy software onto fixed-wing, multirotor, and other unmanned platforms
• Develop internal tools, automation, telemetry analysis pipelines, and test infrastructure in C++ and Python
• Support software bring-up, configuration, and mission readiness for flight operations
• Debug and troubleshoot autonomy software, onboard compute, radios, networking, sensors, and mission systems
• Support simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, ground testing, and live flight test activities
• Contribute to operational documentation, test procedures, and deployment readiness

Skills

C++

Python

Linux

ROS

DDS

QGroundControl

MAVLink

ArduPilot

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

ROS

QGroundControl

PX4

Job description

Shield AI is seeking an Autonomy Software Integration & Test Engineer to support development, integration, testing, and deployment of autonomous systems in Ukraine.

This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who works across software, hardware, aircraft systems, and flight operations in fast-paced field environments. The position combines autonomy software development, system integration, and real-world flight testing across unmanned platforms.