Senior Autonomy Software Engineer (Space) — Equity

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on autonomy for satellites and missile defense applications. You will build and own autonomy behaviors, turning mission needs into reliable software across teams, balancing near-term delivery with long-term maintainability.

You will work with perception, planning, simulation, hardware, and flight test teams to ensure seamless integration of autonomy solutions on real platforms, travel 10-15% as needed, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Experience in robotic control systems, motion planning, optimization, and distributed decision-making.
• Experience with unmanned systems in space domain preferred.
• Ability to obtain SECRET clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

• Develop autonomy software components from design through deployment.
• Collaborate across perception, planning, simulation, hardware, and flight test teams.
• Deploy autonomy capabilities to real space vehicles and analyze mission logs.

Skills

C++

Python

RTOS

Robotics

Space domain knowledge

Tools

AFSIM

NGTS

Job description

Shield AI in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on autonomy for satellites and missile defense applications. You will build and own autonomy behaviors, turning mission needs into reliable software across teams, balancing near-term delivery with long-term maintainability.

You will work with perception, planning, simulation, hardware, and flight test teams to ensure seamless integration of autonomy solutions on real platforms, travel 10-15% as needed, and contribute to