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Mission Systems Software Engineer - BlueSky (R5199)

Software Engineering Live nowLos Angeles, CA

Posted June 11, 2026

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Job facts

Company
Shield AI
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Role area
Software Engineering
Country
United States
Posted
June 11, 2026
Surfaced on AllRoles
October 21, 2026
Salary
$224,000 – $335,000/yr
Status
Live

About this role

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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Compensation

$224,000 – $335,000/yr

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