Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime

Job overview

The Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime role is listed in Boston, MA; the description does not specify a work arrangement. Compensation is $160,000–$240,000 per year. Shield AI develops intelligent systems intended to protect service members and civilians; this role supports its Autonomy Capabilities Team and maritime portfolio. The engineer develops autonomy capabilities for unmanned maritime platforms and cooperating aircraft, taking major features from design through operational deployment. The work contributes to mission performance by enabling safe navigation, localization, tracking, and multi-agent coordination in real-world systems.

What you'll do

• Develop motion planning for unmanned surface and underwater vehicles
• design localization and tracking approaches
• support safe maritime operations and COLREGS adherence
• develop distributed optimization and task allocation for multi-agent teams
• build tested, high-performance software modules
• collaborate across perception, planning, simulation, hardware, and operational test
• support deployment, integration, demonstrations, and mission-log analysis
• research and prototype algorithms and contribute to autonomy roadmaps. Team travel is typically around 25% of the year.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior software engineer

autonomy capabilities

maritime

robotics

motion planning

localization and tracking

multi-agent collaboration

c++

python

boston ma

shield ai

$160k–$240k

travel around 25%

defense technology

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Full-time regular employee package includes bonus, benefits, and equity
• the posting also describes 401(k) match, insurance, holidays, paid parental leave, flexible hours, and professional development.

Why this role

Maritime autonomy work spanning unmanned surface and underwater vehicles, cooperating aircraft, and multi-agent missions.

About the employer

Shield AI is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.