# Staff Engineer, Autonomy (R5684)

Shield AI is a venture-backed defence technology company building intelligent autonomous systems for aircraft. Our mission is to protect service members and civilians through AI and autonomy. We’re on the lookout for an experienced Staff Engineer, Autonomy to join our Hivemind Solutions team and help design, build, and deploy real-world autonomous capabilities for uncrewed systems. This is a hands-on engineering role, blending software development with robotics, perception, and path planning. You’ll be joining a high-performing team shaping the future of AI pilots for solving real-world problems. If you’re a capable C++ developer with a passion for robotics and autonomy, this is your chance to make a real impact. What you'll do: As a Staff Engineer, Autonomy, you’ll work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, task & motion planning and controls. Design and implement autonomous behaviours for uncrewed aircraft. Work with real sensor data and build robust sensor fusion solutions. Develop and test autonomy systems in high-fidelity software and hardware in-the-loop simulations. Integrate Shield AI autonomy products together with third-party aircraft and systems. Collaborat

- **Id**: 3851965
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/shield-ai-staff-engineer-autonomy-r5684>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Melbourne, Australia
- **Countries**: AU
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-26T00:04:15Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-26
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T16:41:25Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 11
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2172
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing, Defense AI, Drone AI

## Company

- **Id**: 50
- **Name**: Shield AI
- **Domain**: shield.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/shield-ai>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 74
- **Open postings**: 89
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.854
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 68
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Motion Planning** — Optional: no
- **Path Planning** — Optional: no
- **Sensor Fusion** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 11

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Australia** — Iso: AU; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T03:52:35Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 11
- **Expected fill days**: 68
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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