Senior Engineer, Software Systems- Dayton (R3539)

Job Description

Job Description

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With nine offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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

At Shield AI , our mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems that are deployed in the world’s most critical environments. As a Senior Engineer on our Software Systems team , you’ll play a central role in delivering integrated solutions built around our core autonomy platform— Hivemind —which is already operating in high-stakes, real-world missions.

This isn’t a traditional engineering role. You’ll work at the intersection of software, systems architecture, and autonomy—partnering across teams to turn complex design visions into operational reality. You won’t just build systems; you’ll help define how autonomous technologies are designed, developed, and deployed.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with :

• Programmatic leadership to determine the appropriate System Engineering level of effort
• System Design Teams (e.g., Human Factors, UX, Architecture, etc.) to decompose solution designs to actionable levels of detail
• System Development & Test (e.g., Development, Integration, Test) to define system architectures

This position offers remote flexibility but requires the individual to live in or near Dayton, Ohio due to occasional on-site needs.

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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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