# Staff Guidance & Controls Engineer (R4763)

Job Description: As a member of the Software Autonomy team, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining all of control and autonomy algorithms within the VBAT code base. This is a full lifecycle development opportunity with algorithm development, software design and coding, unit tests, component tests, flight software qualification and flight test support. You will also be responsible for helping update and validate the simulation models as required. Required qualifications: Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 2 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD. Proven track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed expectations in a fast-paced environment.. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on delivering user-centric software solutions. Experience working with control systems, specifically unmanned aerial systems and/or robotics to include Outer loop path planning / trajectory synthesis Integrating software in a hierarchical environment Preferr

- **Id**: 207142
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/shield-ai-staff-engineer-guidance-controls-r4763>
- **Role**: Robotics
- **Role family**: Robotics
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Dallas, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-04-07T18:36:33Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-04-07
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-05T23:05:36Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 212
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1608
- **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**: 91
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.846
- **Repost share**: 0.011
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 66
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 180000
- **Max**: 280000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 280000

## Technologies

- **Path Planning** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: yes
- **CI/CD** — Optional: yes
- **Python** — Optional: yes
- **Verification & Validation** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 211

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-05T07:55:32Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-19T00:04:52Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-10-19T03:09:01Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-22T16:07:18Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-10-22T20:04:14Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2; Filings prev 12m: 2; Green card filings 12m: 0

## Liveness

- **Score**: 13
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.473
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 211
- **Expected fill days**: 66
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 280000
- **Is top pay**: no

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