4 months ago
Washington, DC, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$89k - $130k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop automated regression, integration, and system-level tests for Hivemind software.
- Identify, reproduce, and diagnose software issues in collaboration with development teams.
- Create and execute test plans and documentation for autonomy software in simulated environments.
- Design, implement, and maintain simulation-based test frameworks for autonomy behavior and performance.
- Build Python tools and utilities for testing, data processing, and analysis.
- Develop test harnesses and data-validation tools for SIL, HIL, VIL, and simulation environments.
- Define testing methodologies, metrics, and performance benchmarks for autonomy software validation.
- Support the scaling and reliability of simulation infrastructure for large-scale software validation.
- Maintain detailed test documentation and integrate test coverage into development pipelines.
Requirements
- Typically requires 2 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 0 years with a master’s degree, or a PhD without experience, or equivalent work experience.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Experience in robotics, small UAS, or related hands-on engineering projects.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Preferred qualifications include autonomous-systems, robotics-software, flight-autonomy, HIL/VIL, simulation infrastructure, distributed testing, QA, aerospace, defense, or mission-critical software experience.
- Familiarity with C++ and software/hardware integration concepts is preferred.
- Exposure to machine learning or AI-driven autonomy systems is preferred.
- An active SECRET clearance is preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time employees receive pay within the listed range plus bonus, benefits, and equity.
- Temporary employees receive pay within the listed range plus a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days.
- Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
- Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
About 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.