# Senior Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration & Test (R5225)

**Company**: Shield AI
**Location**: Lviv
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Shield AI is seeking an Autonomy Software Integration & Test Engineer to support development, integration, testing, and deployment of autonomous systems in Ukraine.

The role combines autonomy software development, system integration, and real-world flight testing across unmanned and autonomous platforms.

Responsibilities:

- Develop and contribute production-quality software features and capabilities for autonomous systems

- Design, implement, debug, and maintain software components supporting autonomy, mission execution, system integration, and flight operations

- Integrate autonomy software onto fixed-wing, multirotor, and other unmanned or autonomous systems

- Develop internal tools, automation, telemetry analysis pipelines, and test infrastructure in C++ and Python

- Support software bring-up, system configuration, and mission readiness for flight operations

- Debug and troubleshoot issues across autonomy software, onboard compute, radios, networking, sensors, flight controllers, and mission systems

- Support simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, ground testing, and live flight test activities

- Support field demonstrations and operational test events, including pre-flight setup, system validation, troubleshooting, and post-flight analysis

- Operate and troubleshoot Ground Control Stations (GCS) and mission support systems

- Capture, analyze, and review flight and system data to support root cause analysis and system improvements

- Work closely with autonomy, systems, hardware, and flight test teams to rapidly integrate and validate new capabilities

- Support rapid software iteration and operational testing in dynamic startup and field environments

- Contribute to operational documentation, test procedures, integration workflows, and deployment readiness activities

- Travel to test sites and support field operations as required

Required qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

- 3+ years of experience developing and integrating software for robotics, autonomy, aerospace, embedded systems, or related technical fields

- Strong software engineering experience in C++ and Python, including development, debugging, and system integration

- Experience contributing to complex software systems in robotics, autonomy, aerospace, embedded systems, or related domains

- Experience working with Linux-based systems and development environments

- Hands-on experience integrating and troubleshooting hardware and software systems

- Experience supporting field testing, flight testing, demonstrations, or operational exercises

- Familiarity with MAVLink, PX4, ArduPilot, QGroundControl, or related unmanned systems technologies

- Experience debugging distributed or cross-disciplinary systems involving software, networking, sensors, radios, onboard compute, and mission systems

- Strong sense of ownership and ability to operate independently in fast-paced environments

- Strong problem-solving mindset and willingness to work across disciplines

- Ability to travel within Ukraine as required

## Skills

### Required
- C++
- Python
- autonomy software development
- system integration
- flight testing
- software engineering
- Linux-based systems
- MAVLink
- PX4
- ArduPilot
- QGroundControl

### Nice to have
- autonomous aircraft
- unmanned systems
- SIL
- HIL
- VIL
- simulation
- flight test environments
- ROS
- DDS
- embedded systems
- real-time systems
- RF communications
- datalinks
- networking systems

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