Staff Engineer, Software Systems (R4445)

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Shield AI

San Diego, California

On-site

Posted February 7, 2026

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 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:

As a member of the Hivemind Solutions Systems Engineering Team, a candidate will contribute to a group charged with defining, coordinating and communicating the design of integrated solutions inclusive of the Hivemind autonomy software.

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

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