Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities — Maritime

Job overview

The Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities — Maritime role is onsite in Washington, DC. Pay is $160,000–$240,000 per year. Shield AI develops intelligent systems intended to protect service members and civilians; this position supports its Autonomy Capabilities Team and maritime portfolio. The engineer develops and owns autonomy features for unmanned maritime and cooperating aerial platforms, from design through operational deployment. The work advances mission capabilities through motion planning, localization, safe operations, multi-agent coordination, rigorous software development, integration, testing, and research.

What you'll do

• Develop motion-planning capabilities for unmanned surface and underwater vehicles
• develop localization and tracking approaches
• support safe maritime autonomous operations
• build distributed optimization and task-allocation methods for multi-agent collaboration
• develop tested, high-performance software modules
• collaborate across perception, planning, simulation, hardware, and operational test teams
• support deployment, integration, demonstrations, and mission-log analysis
• contribute to research and autonomy roadmaps.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior software engineer

autonomy capabilities

maritime

motion planning

localization and tracking

multi-agent collaboration

c++

python

washington dc

$160k–$240k

shield ai

travel around 25%

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• The full-time regular employee offer package includes pay within the listed range, bonus, benefits, and equity.

Why this role

The posting requires proficiency in C++ and Python, significant relevant experience, and ability to obtain a SECRET clearance or higher. Team members typically travel around 25% of the year.

About the employer

Shield AI is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.