Shieldai

Staff Engineer, Embedded Firmware (R5637)

Shieldai · Dallas, Texas

Posted 12 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
12 days
Shieldai's roles stay open a median of 44 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Shieldai's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Shieldai
low
0 stale, 23 reposted of 462 open
Hiring momentum
615 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Shieldai's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Shieldai.

About this role

As a Staff Engineer in Embedded Firmware at Shield AI, you will be part of the VBAT Software team, focusing on developing complex avionics software for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Your responsibilities will include designing and maintaining software architectures, generating software requirements, and overseeing the software development process through testing, verification, and deployment.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Shieldai as an employer.

What you need

  • Experience in embedded software development
  • Ability to work with hardware, operating systems, and applications
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams including electrical engineers and GNC engineers
  • Experience with software design documentation and presentation
  • Ability to coordinate software development and manage testing and verification processes

What you get

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary range mentioned
  • Role requires collaboration with multiple engineering disciplines which may require broad technical knowledge
  • Background check and reference check are contingent for all offers

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Listed by Shieldai on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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