Mission Systems Software Engineer - BlueSky (R5199)
Shield AI · On-site
MeritLog read this listing from Shield AI's Lever job board and last checked it on September 9, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- On-site
- Salary
- $224,000 - $335,000
- Location
- Seattle, Washington; Dallas, Texas
Hiring context
How this role compares at Shield AI
Shield AI has 455 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 12 job families, and 360 of them are in engineering. 357 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 78%.
This role's posted range of $224,000 - $335,000 sits above 91% of the 336 other Shield AI roles quoted over the same currency and period.
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Job description
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and 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: The Mission Systems Software Engineer will work on developing solutions of a real time system environment to provide mission computing support at the center of an autonomous aircraft with sensor and weapons. This role will work to establish a software architecture for a real time system that operates in a multi-level environment at real time. The role will require work with hardware, software and systems teams to come to a consensus design. This role will focus on development of new systems and software designs from PDR, CoDR, CDR to lab test, flight test and fielding.
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