Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.
Open Positions at Shield AI
8 open positions
Staff Software Engineer responsible for integrating, validating, and fielding autonomy software on unmanned air, maritime, space, and other platforms. The role combines hands-on C++ development, real-world hardware integration, technical leadership, mentoring, and live mission support.
Lead the design and implementation of tactical autonomy capabilities for unmanned systems operating across complex, contested environments. This senior technical role blends motion planning, behavior architectures, optimization, machine learning, and real-world flight integration.
Senior Staff Software Engineer leading the integration, validation, and fielding of autonomy software across unmanned air, maritime, space, and effects platforms. The role owns technical direction across multiple programs and supports live tests and mission operations.
Shield AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deploy tactical autonomy capabilities for unmanned platforms operating across air, land, sea, and space domains. The role combines high-performance software, motion planning, optimization, behavior architectures, and machine learning for real-world defense missions.
Staff Software Engineer developing tactical autonomy capabilities for unmanned platforms across air, land, and sea domains. The role combines high-performance C++ software, motion and behavior planning, multi-agent coordination, machine learning integration, and real-world flight testing.
Lead the design and hands-on implementation of Shield AI’s Kubernetes-native AI Factory platform for distributed training, simulation, evaluation, and deployment. This Senior Staff role combines ML infrastructure, platform engineering, and technical leadership across cloud, on-premise, sovereign, and air-gapped environments.
Hands-on Staff Engineer supporting autonomy software development, integration, testing, and deployment across unmanned aircraft and autonomous systems in Ukraine. The role bridges software, hardware, flight operations, and field troubleshooting in the Lviv region.
Senior Software Engineer responsible for integrating autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft and supporting flight-ready systems through live testing and deployment. The role combines embedded software, hardware/software debugging, flight integration, and mission-critical field operations.