Staff Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors
Shield AI · Bangalore, India
About the role
Staff engineer to develop tactical autonomy software enabling unmanned platforms to perform complex missions with minimal supervision, including multi-agent coordination and survivability behaviors.
What you'll do
- Develop tactical autonomy software for unmanned platforms
- Implement and test multi-agent coordination and reconnaissance behaviors
- Work across full SDLC from requirements to validation
- Architect behaviors as scalable software subsystems
- Collaborate with integration teams and operational SMEs
- Travel up to 20% to co-locate with end-users
What they're looking for
- BS/MS/PhD in CS, Aerospace, EE, Robotics, Mechanical or related
- Proficient in production-level C++
- 7+ years in behavior planning, motion planning, optimization or flight controls
- Experience with collaborative dev tools (version control, code review)
- Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams
Key details
- Company
- Shield AI
- Location
- Bangalore, India
- Work mode
- On-site
- Seniority
- Lead / Principal / Group
- Role category
- Engineering
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Posted
- 23 Oct 2026
- Source
- jobs.lever.co