Structures Engineer Aurora Flight SciencesStructures EngineerManassas, VA$75,000–$134,000 / yearAurora Flight Sciences provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. During the last three decades, Aurora has designed, rapid-prototyped, and flown an average of one new vehicle a year for both government and commercial customers.
Chief Engineer, Intelligence Systems Anduril Industries IncChief Engineer, Intelligence SystemsReston, VA$191,000–$253,000 / yearTo ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind: No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources.
Senior Computer Vision Engineer Anduril Industries IncSenior Computer Vision EngineerWashington, DC$191,000–$292,000 / yearThis third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind: No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process.
Software Engineer, Fleet Infrastructure Anduril Industries IncSoftware Engineer, Fleet InfrastructureWashington, DC$166,000–$220,000 / yearThis includes designing & implementing core developer SDKs for metrics aggregation, structured logging, and tracing, building the real-time data pipelines to connect environments with our core Observability systems, and operate/manage our central monitoring and alerting infrastructure. Design developer-facing SDKs & tooling for instrumenting mission-critical services - We build the libraries & tooling that make correct, ergonomic instrumentation the default across a heterogeneous fleet of services & languages/frameworks (predominantly Go, Rust, C++, and Python).
Software Engineer, Agent Platform Anduril Industries IncSoftware Engineer, Agent PlatformWashington, DC$220,000–$292,000 / yearExperience designing agent evaluation paradigms, including trajectory evaluations, LLM-as-judge workflows, task-success metrics, tool-call correctness checks, rubric-based qualitative grading, adversarial scenario testing, regression eval suites, and human-in-the-loop review. Design tooling that supports modern agent patterns, including structured tool calling, filesystem-using agents, memory and retrieval, planning loops, subagents, agent graphs, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
Staff Engineer, GenAI Tooling & DevEx (R5469) Shield AIStaff Engineer, GenAI Tooling & DevEx (R5469)Washington, DCThis is a high-leverage role where your impact scales through the work of others: every improvement you make to GenAI tooling, automation, and developer workflows will help engineers across HMS move faster, work more securely, and spend more time solving the hardest robotics and autonomy problems. #LI-LD1 #LD 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.
Applications Engineer, Learning & Development- Open Level (R5053) Shield AIApplications Engineer, Learning & Development- Open Level (R5053)Washington, DC$130,000–$190,000 / yearThis is a highly technical, customer-facing role for someone who is equally comfortable mastering complex autonomy software, building cutting-edge training content, and leading in-person training engagements with customer engineers and technical stakeholders. #LI-EW1 #LD 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.
Chief Engineer, Autonomy (R4614) Shield AIChief Engineer, Autonomy (R4614)Washington, DCLI-DM1 #LE 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. As the chief authority on system architecture, design, development, risk mitigation, and product quality the Chief Engineer ensures the successful integration of Hivemind Autonomy across a range of aircraft, from small UAS to large autonomous collaborative platforms.
Lead Software Engineer - Multi-Agent Mission Systems Applied IntuitionLead Software Engineer - Multi-Agent Mission SystemsArlington, VirginiaApplied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C. San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. We're seeking a mission-driven senior technical leader for our Autonomous Behaviors and Agents engineering team, focused on next-generation human-machine teaming and real-time decision-making systems.
Sr. Distinguished AI Engineer (Remote Eligible) Capital One Financial CorpSr. Distinguished AI Engineer (Remote Eligible)McLean, VARemote$286,200–$326,700 / yearBasic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields plus at least 10 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies, or a Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields plus at least 8 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies. In this role, you will: Partner with a cross-functional team of engineers, research scientists, technical program managers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products that change how our associates work and how our customers interact with Capital One.
Staff Electrical Engineer (Engineer Electrical 4) - 26612 HII Mission Technologies DivisionStaff Electrical Engineer (Engineer Electrical 4) - 26612Alexandria, VA$121,896–$191,000 / yearHII offers access to all the resources of our parent company HII while maintaining a small company feel across our operations concentrated in Northern Virginia with some of the most comprehensive secure rapid prototyping facilities in the mid-Atlantic region including a full in-house machine shop, composite fabrication, finishing, electronics assembly and testing capabilities. The project work involves embedded systems development to the board level on projects that span motion control and robotics applications, sensor integration, power modules, special communications systems, and size, weight, and power optimization.
Staff Engineer, GenAI Tooling & DevEx (R5469) Shield AI IncStaff Engineer, GenAI Tooling & DevEx (R5469)Washington, DC$150,000–$220,000 / yearThis is a high-leverage role where your impact scales through the work of others: every improvement you make to GenAI tooling, automation, and developer workflows will help engineers across HMS move faster, work more securely, and spend more time solving the hardest robotics and autonomy problems. You will collaborate with robotics and autonomy software engineers to understand their workflows, remove friction, and enable effective GenAI-assisted development in both commercial and government environments while meeting requirements for secure, controlled data.
Senior Software Engineer, Perception (R5420) Shield AI IncSenior Software Engineer, Perception (R5420)Washington, DC$163,200–$244,800 / yearWorking at the intersection of research and production, our engineers build the data pipelines, supervised fine-tuning (SFT) workflows, evaluation frameworks, and deployment infrastructure needed to transform cutting-edge AI research into reliable, mission-ready perception capabilities. The team advances how autonomous platforms understand and interpret the world by developing vision, vision-language (VLM), and vision-language-action (VLA) models that tackle core perception challenges such as object understanding, scene interpretation, and mission-relevant environmental awareness.
Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R5421) Shield AI IncStaff Software Engineer, Perception (R5421)Washington, DC$195,200–$292,800 / yearWorking at the intersection of research and production, our engineers build the data pipelines, supervised fine-tuning (SFT) workflows, evaluation frameworks, and deployment infrastructure needed to transform cutting-edge AI research into reliable, mission-ready perception capabilities. Working closely with researchers, perception engineers, autonomy engineers, and platform teams, you'll bridge cutting-edge AI research with scalable production systems while mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across the organization.
Backend Software Engineer - Sensors and Tracking Rune TechnologiesBackend Software Engineer - Sensors and TrackingVAOur flagship product is TyrOS, an AI-enabled logistics command and control platform that gives commanders a single, real-time operating picture of their sustainment fight, from inventory and distribution to medical and operational planning, even in degraded and contested environments. You will not be inheriting an established team or mature playbook, so we are looking for an experienced software engineer who is comfortable operating in ambiguity, solving difficult hardware-to-software integration problems, and building production systems from the ground up.
Software Engineer, Agentic Modeling & Simulation (Systems Engineer, Sr) Redwire CorpSoftware Engineer, Agentic Modeling & Simulation (Systems Engineer, Sr)Chantilly, VA$93,000–$150,000 / yearYou will work across simulation, data, and systems engineering teams to deliver intelligent, reliable, and mission‑aligned agentic capabilities supporting aerospace, defense, and other high‑integrity environments. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Staff Applications Engineer, Learning & Development (R5053) Shield AI IncStaff Applications Engineer, Learning & Development (R5053)Washington, DC$150,000–$230,000 / yearThis is a highly technical, customer-facing role for someone who is equally comfortable mastering complex autonomy software, building cutting-edge training content, and leading in-person training engagements with customer engineers and technical stakeholders. As an Autonomy Applications Engineer, Learning & Development, you will help customers build confidence in autonomy software, accelerate their ability to build autonomy with Hivemind, and shape how Shield AI trains the next generation of autonomous systems users.
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration Shield AI IncStaff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot IntegrationWashington, DC$187,531–$281,297 / yearCollaboration Across Teams - Act as a primary technical interface with the Autonomy Capabilities team (motion planning, tactics), the Perception team, feature crews, and external partners (platform integrators, vehicle/autopilot control vendors, C2 providers); author and negotiate ICDs and interface contracts rather than just consume them. At this level, you'll also serve as a technical leader within the team - leading a small feature crew or sub-program through design, integration, and delivery, mentoring mid-level engineers, and representing the team directly to capability teams and external partners.
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration Shield AI IncSenior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot IntegrationWashington, DC$228,000–$342,000 / yearHardware/Software Debugging - Diagnose and resolve integration issues across complex autonomy stacks, payload computers, and embedded systems in lab and field environments - including memory, CPU, and timing profiling under operationally-representative loads. Mentorship & Growth - Mentor senior engineers and other team leads; provide cross-functional mentorship to engineers in adjacent departments; help shape the leveling and career bar for the team and the broader engineering organization.
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R4985) Shield AI IncSenior Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R4985)Washington, DC$233,760–$350,640 / yearWorking at the intersection of research and production, our engineers build the data pipelines, supervised fine-tuning (SFT) workflows, evaluation frameworks, and deployment infrastructure needed to transform cutting-edge AI research into reliable, mission-ready perception capabilities. The team advances how autonomous platforms understand and interpret the world by developing vision, vision-language (VLM), and vision-language-action (VLA) models that tackle core perception challenges such as object understanding, scene interpretation, and mission-relevant environmental awareness.