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Staff Engineer, Guidance & Controls (R4763)
Shieldai · Dallas, Texas · On Site · Active · $180,000–$280,000 / year · Lever
Job facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Shieldai |
| Title | Staff Engineer, Guidance & Controls (R4763) |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | V-BAT Division / V-BAT Engineering - Software |
| Location | Dallas, TX, United States |
| Work model | On Site |
| Employment type | Full Time Employee |
| Salary | $180,000–$280,000 / year |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | Lever |
| Posted / first seen | 2026-04-07 / 2026-05-29 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-06-10 / 2026-06-20 |
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| City jobs | Active postings in Dallas. | Open |
| Department jobs | Active postings in V-BAT Division. | Open |
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| Original posting | Canonical source or apply URL captured from the ATS. | Open |
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| Company | Shieldai |
| Source | 6d55b205-70f9-48ea-ac2f-da1c04a3da67 |
| ATS provider | Lever |
Description
Founded in 2015, 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 and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. 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:
As a member of the Software Autonomy team, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining all of control and autonomy algorithms within the VBAT code base. This is a full lifecycle development opportunity with algorithm development, software design and coding, unit tests, component tests, flight software qualification and flight test support. You will also be responsible for helping update and validate the simulation models as required.
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Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Required qualifications:
Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 2 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD.
Proven track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed expectations in a fast-paced environment..
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on delivering user-centric software solutions.
Experience working with control systems, specifically unmanned aerial systems and/or robotics to include
Outer loop path planning / trajectory synthesis
Integrating software in a hierarchical environment
Preferred qualifications:
Familiarity with continuous integration / delivery and test-driven development
Strong C++ and Python coding experience
Simulation model development, verification and validation
Controls knowledge with experience in
Linear system analysis
Gain/Phase margin analysis
Time response
Filter development and verification / validation
First order filters
Kalman filters
Bandpass filters
Full job record
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| Provider | lever |
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| Title | Staff Engineer, Guidance & Controls (R4763) |
| Normalized Title | — |
| Status | active |
| Active | yes |
| Location Text | Dallas, Texas |
| Department | V-BAT Division |
| Team | V-BAT Engineering - Software |
| Employment Type | Full Time Employee |
| Workplace Type | on_site |
| Remote Policy | — |
| Country | United States |
| Region | TX |
| City | Dallas |
| Salary Raw | USD 180000-280000 per-year-salary |
| Salary Min | 180,000 |
| Salary Max | 280,000 |
| Salary Currency | USD |
| Salary Period | year |
| Source URL | https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/7d210135-6de0-4433-bd46-198035378bb8 |
| Apply URL | https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/7d210135-6de0-4433-bd46-198035378bb8/apply |
| First Seen At | 2026-05-29 07:00:33Z |
| Last Seen At | 2026-06-20 07:56:33Z |
| Last Checked At | 2026-06-20 07:56:33Z |
| Last Changed At | 2026-06-10 07:56:23Z |
| Inactive At | — |
| Source Posted At | 2026-04-07 18:36:33Z |
| Source Updated At | — |
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