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title: Staff Engineer, Integration at Shield AI
description: Shield AI is hiring for the Staff Engineer, Integration role in Washington, DC.
  Full-time, on-site role. See the full description and apply.
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date: 2026-09-28T02:29:47Z
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| **Company** | Shield AI |
| **Location** | San Diego, CA |
| **Salary** | $144.4K/yr - $216.6K/yr |
| **Type** | Full Time, Part Time, Temporary |
| **Posted** | Sep 23, 2026 |
## 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](https://shield.ai/). Follow Shield AI on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/shield-ai), [X](https://x.com/shieldaitech), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/shield_ai), and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@Shield_AI). 

Candidates for this role will deploy, integrate, maintain, and support Shield AI's advanced vision and detection systems in laboratory, production, customer, and field environments. These systems combine imaging sensors, onboard processing, and intelligent detection capabilities in ruggedized camera pods and gimbals for crewed and uncrewed fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. We are looking for a hands-on integration engineer who can bridge software, electrical, and mechanical disciplines; manage hardware and software configurations with precision; troubleshoot effectively; and represent Shield AI with customers and mission partners.

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Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

 

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

 

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

 

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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

## How to Apply

[Apply for this position](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/staff-engineer-integration-at-shield-ai-01a0d0a8-e97a-765b-a0eb-d813375fe97f?utm_source=ai_markdown)

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