2 months ago
Base Salary
$160k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop high-quality C/C++ code and embedded firmware for V-BAT aircraft.
- Support new hardware, features, and capabilities by refining existing firmware and integrating an RTOS onto custom System-on-a-Module hardware.
- Convert legacy bare-metal software to RTOS-based systems and develop firmware controlling robotic vehicles in flight.
- Design and implement software architectures, requirements, interfaces, prototypes, and code reviewed across avionics systems.
- Integrate firmware, software test and verification, autonomy AI, Ground Control Stations, sensors, subsystems, and payloads.
- Develop virtualized-hardware and hardware-in-the-loop test systems and automated tools for software testing, deployment, and data analysis.
- Coordinate software through verification, release, deployment, production, and customer delivery.
- Collaborate with systems, electrical, GNC, test, autonomy, and production engineering teams, and report status, risks, and accomplishments to senior leadership.
Requirements
- Rock-solid software development experience in C/C++.
- Experience developing bare-metal firmware for embedded systems.
- Experience with Linux Kernel or RTOS development, device trees, and bringing up new hardware.
- Familiarity with thread-safe, multithreaded programming.
- Demonstrated ownership of development processes and features, including successfully shipping products and delivering high-quality solutions in fast-paced environments.
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a STEM discipline such as Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
- Preferred: experience with autonomous robotic systems, including motor control.
- Preferred: experience in startup or R&D environments and the ability to adapt and innovate under changing project demands.
Benefits
- Full-time employees receive bonus, benefits, and equity in addition to base pay.
- Temporary employees receive a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment.
- Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
- The employer provides equal employment opportunity and accommodation support for applicants with disabilities or special needs.
About Shield AI
Shield AI builds autonomous systems for military and national security customers, combining its Hivemind autonomy software with V-BAT and X-BAT unmanned aircraft and Aechelon simulation technologies. The privately held company sells hardware, software, and related services to U.S. and allied defense agencies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, it operates across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, and its technology is used in operational deployments.