Staff Engineer, Autonomy — Robotics & AI Flight Systems

Shield AI; Melbourne (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI, a venture-backed defence technology company, is seeking a Staff Engineer, Autonomy to join the Hivemind Solutions team. This hands-on role blends software development with robotics, perception, and path planning to design and deploy real-world autonomous capabilities for uncrewed systems.

If you’re a capable C++ developer with a passion for robotics and autonomy, this is your chance to make a real impact.

Qualifications

• Experienced C++ developer with robotics background.
• Strong understanding of autonomy concepts and systems.
• Hands-on software engineering in complex real-world environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy autonomous capabilities for uncrewed systems.
• Collaborate across hardware and software to integrate perception and planning modules.
• Ship reliable, high-performance software for real-time autonomous operation.

Skills

C++

Robotics

Autonomy

Path planning

Perception

Tools

ROS

Linux

Job description

Shield AI, a venture-backed defence technology company, is seeking a Staff Engineer, Autonomy to join the Hivemind Solutions team. This hands-on role blends software development with robotics, perception, and path planning to design and deploy real-world autonomous capabilities for uncrewed systems.

If you’re a capable C++ developer with a passion for robotics and autonomy, this is your chance to make a real impact.