Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Integration Lead (R6159)

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Lead the integration of AI-driven autonomy components and simulation verification for edge robotic systems.

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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. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job Description:

The Hivemind Pilot group in Hivemind Enterprise org builds algorithms and production platform-agnostic AI/autonomy software that enable teams of edge systems to perceive, reason and act toward achieving mission objectives in complex and dynamic mission environments. Our work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, and real-time autonomous systems.

As an Autonomy Integration Lead, you will be responsible for bringing together various autonomy components into integrated reference implementations that enable targeted concept of operations, and taking these through software-in-loop and hardware-in-loop verification. You will draw on your breadth in autonomy to ensure harmonious execution of all autonomy components for effective mission enablement.

How we rate this

Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Integration Lead (R6159) at Shield AI rates 90 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Integration Lead (R6159) is an open job at Shield AI.
Level rates this role AI Level 4 of 4: Builds AI.
The listed salary is $230k-$350k a year.
The role is based in San Diego, California.
The job was posted on October 3, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Shield AI. Apply on Shield AI

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

AutonomySystems IntegrationAlgorithmsReal Time SystemsRoboticsSimulationCPython

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where autonomy was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where systems integration was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where algorithms was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where real time systems was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used Robotics in your day-to-day work.

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List these exact terms on your resume: Autonomy, Systems Integration, Algorithms, Real Time Systems, and Robotics. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them — a tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
Lead with what you built, trained or shipped — this role is judged on the AI system itself, not the tools around it.

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