Engineering Leadership jobs in San Diego
40 live roles · 13 companies · 40 with stated pay
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40 engineering leadership roles in San Diego are open right now across 13 companies. Shield AI alone accounts for 26 of them, so this list leans heavily on one employer. 2 were posted in the last 30 days.
Every posting here is mid-level or above, and 93% are senior or lead. 2 are advertised as remote; 8 do not specify where the work happens.
Market snapshot
- Hiring
- Shield AI (26)·Innoflight (2)·ServiceNow (2)·Cat (SolarTurbines)·Cellanome · 8 more
- Levels
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- Director1
- Senior36
- Manager3
- Remote
- 2 of 40 (5%)
- Stated pay
- 40 of 40 · $150,000–$315,000
- Market range
- $180,000–$224,700 · median $200,000 (San Diego, Senior, n=17) · All ranges
- Posted
- 2 in the last 30 days
- Verified
- Oct 24, 2026
Newest first
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $150,000–$315,000scale $90,000–$450,000
Principal Engineer (Nondestructive Testing) Cat (SolarTurbines) · San Diego $120,600–$180,900 5d ago 
Staff Engineer, Aircraft Trajectory Modeling (R5787) Shield AI · San Diego $200,000–$300,000 4w ago Staff Engineer, M&P (R6072) Shield AI · Seattle $160,000–$240,000 4w ago Find me work 
Staff Software Engineer ServiceNow · San Diego $149,800–$262,200 4w ago Staff Engineer, Integration (R6009) Shield AI · Washington $144,400–$216,600 4w ago Senior Principal Software Engineer Monarch Quantum · San Diego $195,000–$235,000 4w ago Staff Engineer, Platform (R6019) Shield AI · San Diego $160,000–$290,000 4w ago Sr. Software Architect Leidos · San Diego $131,300–$237,350 5w ago Principal Engineer, Test Engineering Semtech · San Diego $137,000–$196,000 6w ago Staff Engineer, Aircraft Configuration Design (R5830) Shield AI · San Diego $144,000–$210,000 6w ago 
Head of Systems Engineering Cellanome · San Diego $230,000–$270,000 7w ago Senior Staff Engineer, System Architect (R5843) Shield AI · San Diego $170,000–$310,000 7w ago Senior Staff Engineer, Systems Integration (R5415) Shield AI · San Diego $212,000–$318,000 7w ago Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5363) Shield AI · Washington $220,800–$331,200 8w ago Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5325) Shield AI · Washington $220,800–$331,200 8w ago Staff Engineer, Data Platform (R5659) Shield AI · San Diego $150,000–$230,000 8w ago Software Engineering Manager Innoflight · San Diego $155,000–$190,000 2mo ago Aircraft Subsystems Engineering Lead Natilus · San Diego $170,000–$195,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer Illumina · San Diego $155,600–$233,400 2mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer ServiceNow · Remote · US $171,900–$300,800 2mo ago Principal Engineer-Communication Systems Microchip · Irvine $75,000–$232,000 2mo ago Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5360) Shield AI · Washington $220,800–$331,200 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5368) Shield AI · Boston $187,531–$281,297 2mo ago Software Integration & Test Engineering Manager Innoflight · San Diego $140,000–$180,000 2mo ago 
Software Development Manager veracyte · Remote · US $147,000–$160,000 3mo ago Staff Engineer, Core Platform Integration (R5411) Shield AI · San Diego $190,000–$290,000 3mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 3mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5398) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 3mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5193) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 3mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5401) Shield AI · Washington $195,200–$292,800 3mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208) Shield AI · Washington $195,200–$292,800 3mo ago Staff Engineer, Data Analysis (R5290) Shield AI · Dallas $150,000–$220,000 3mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5193) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 4mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5208) Shield AI · Washington $195,200–$292,800 4mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R4588) Shield AI · Boston $195,200–$292,800 5mo ago Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration (R4483) Shield AI · San Diego $157,000–$235,800 8mo ago 
Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services Zoox · Foster City $230,000–$315,000 9mo ago Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R5363) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 1y ago Senior Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983) Shield AI · Washington $220,800–$331,200 1y ago Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983) Shield AI · Washington $182,720–$274,080 1y ago
Staff Engineer, Aircraft Trajectory Modeling (R5787) Shield AI · San Diego $200,000–$300,000 4w ago Staff Engineer, M&P (R6072) Shield AI · Seattle $160,000–$240,000 4w ago 
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Staff Software Engineer ServiceNow · San Diego $149,800–$262,200 4w ago Staff Engineer, Integration (R6009) Shield AI · Washington $144,400–$216,600 4w ago Senior Principal Software Engineer Monarch Quantum · San Diego $195,000–$235,000 4w ago Staff Engineer, Platform (R6019) Shield AI · San Diego $160,000–$290,000 4w ago Sr. Software Architect Leidos · San Diego $131,300–$237,350 5w ago Principal Engineer, Test Engineering Semtech · San Diego $137,000–$196,000 6w ago Staff Engineer, Aircraft Configuration Design (R5830) Shield AI · San Diego $144,000–$210,000 6w ago Head of Systems Engineering Cellanome · San Diego $230,000–$270,000 7w ago Senior Staff Engineer, System Architect (R5843) Shield AI · San Diego $170,000–$310,000 7w ago Senior Staff Engineer, Systems Integration (R5415) Shield AI · San Diego $212,000–$318,000 7w ago Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5363) Shield AI · Washington $220,800–$331,200 8w ago Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5325) Shield AI · Washington $220,800–$331,200 8w ago Staff Engineer, Data Platform (R5659) Shield AI · San Diego $150,000–$230,000 8w ago Software Engineering Manager Innoflight · San Diego $155,000–$190,000 2mo ago Aircraft Subsystems Engineering Lead Natilus · San Diego $170,000–$195,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer Illumina · San Diego $155,600–$233,400 2mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer ServiceNow · Remote · US $171,900–$300,800 2mo ago Principal Engineer-Communication Systems Microchip · Irvine $75,000–$232,000 2mo ago Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5360) Shield AI · Washington $220,800–$331,200 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5368) Shield AI · Boston $187,531–$281,297 2mo ago Software Integration & Test Engineering Manager Innoflight · San Diego $140,000–$180,000 2mo ago Software Development Manager veracyte · Remote · US $147,000–$160,000 3mo ago Staff Engineer, Core Platform Integration (R5411) Shield AI · San Diego $190,000–$290,000 3mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 3mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5398) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 3mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5193) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 3mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5401) Shield AI · Washington $195,200–$292,800 3mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208) Shield AI · Washington $195,200–$292,800 3mo ago Staff Engineer, Data Analysis (R5290) Shield AI · Dallas $150,000–$220,000 3mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5193) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 4mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5208) Shield AI · Washington $195,200–$292,800 4mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R4588) Shield AI · Boston $195,200–$292,800 5mo ago Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration (R4483) Shield AI · San Diego $157,000–$235,800 8mo ago Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services Zoox · Foster City $230,000–$315,000 9mo ago Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R5363) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 1y ago Senior Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983) Shield AI · Washington $220,800–$331,200 1y ago Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983) Shield AI · Washington $182,720–$274,080 1y ago