Autonomy and controls engineer jobs in Washington DC
41 open roles at 9 employers
Robotics Connected lists 41 open autonomy and controls engineer jobs in and around Washington DC at 9 employers, as of 6 November 2026. The employers with the most are Shield AI (24), Anduril Industries (8) and AV (3). Careers pages are re-checked every night, and a role comes off the list once it closes.
Updated 6 November 2026
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Autonomy and controls engineer jobs in Washington DC, newest first
- Senior GNC Engineer, Space Special ProgramsAnduril Industries · Chantilly, United States
- Autonomous Systems EngineerThe MITRE Corporation · McLean, United States
- Senior Robotics Engineer for Tailored Autonomous Systems GroupJohns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · Laurel, United States
- Director, Business Development - Autonomous Airpower InternationalAnduril Industries · Washington, United States
- Senior Navigation EngineerHelsing · Washington, United States
- Strategic Autonomy Capture Manager, PACOM (R6188)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Product Designer, Mission AutonomyAnduril Industries · Washington, United States
- Product Manager, Group 5 Mission Autonomy Aviation SMEAnduril Industries · Washington, United States
- Autonomy EngineerBOOZ, ALLEN & HAMILTON, INC. · Oxon Hill, United States
- Assistant Product Owner, CCA Mission Autonomy (Platform Integration) (R5849)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Manager of Engineering, Autonomy Capabilities (R5412)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5363)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5325)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5360)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5423)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5427)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5398)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5193)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5401)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5400)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Chief Engineer, Autonomy — Space Domain (R5150)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5153)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5200)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5193)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5208)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R5200)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R5363)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Senior Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983)Shield AI · Washington, United States
- Summer 2027 Autonomy & Robotics Engineering InternAV · Arlington, United States
- CNO Developer (Mid-Level)AV · Jessup, United States
- Summer 2027 GNC / Autonomy InternAV · Arlington, United States
- GNC EngineerAuterion · Arlington, United States
- GNC Engineer (Guidance, Navigation & Control)Applied Intuition · Washington, United States
- GNC Engineer, SpaceAnduril Industries · Washington, United States
- Senior GNC Engineer, SpaceAnduril Industries · Washington, United States
- NNPI Control OfficerAnduril Industries · Washington, United States
- Senior Technical Program Manager, Release, Mission AutonomyAnduril Industries · Washington, United States