Destava

Senior Principal Engineer, GNC & State Estimation (R6233)

Shield AI is hiring for Senior Principal Engineer, GNC & State Estimation (R6233) in San Diego, California. Staff level. First seen October 10, 2026; open as of November 12, 2026. Jobs taken straight from company career pages — no aggregator in between.

Save to applyRead more and apply on Shield AI's site

With Destava: How well do you fit? · Tailor my résumé · Write a cover letter

Company
Shield AI
Where
San Diego, California
Level
Staff
First seen
October 10, 2026
Listed via
Lever

What the posting says

Job Description: As a Senior Principal Engineer, you will establish and lead the technical direction of Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) and State Estimation within Hivemind Enterprise (HME). You will build the team and capabilities that enable customers to develop, integrate, validate, and deploy reliable autonomy across aircraft platforms. You will bring at least 15 years of GNC domain experience, deep expertise in aircraft dynamics, flight controls, navigation, and state estimation, and a demonstrated record of delivering production autopilot or flight-control software. As a…

Read more and apply on Shield AI's site

This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.