2 months ago
Base Salary
$195k - $293k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead technical execution and direction for major autonomy capabilities across multiple engineering teams.
- Develop, integrate, validate, and field autonomy software for launched-effect platforms, including autopilot integration, payload systems, executive autonomy, and multi-agent coordination.
- Coordinate integration with autonomy, perception, feature, autopilot vendor, C2 provider, contractor, and customer partners.
- Lead design reviews, architecture decisions, interface control documentation, and repeatable integration practices.
- Drive mission readiness, release planning, hardware/software compatibility, and operational readiness for fleet-scale deployments.
- Provide technical leadership during flight tests, customer demonstrations, range exercises, and operational deployments.
- Perform root-cause analysis across autonomy software, payload computers, embedded systems, networking, and platform interfaces.
- Analyze mission data, reproduce issues, coordinate corrective actions, and improve future releases.
- Build tools, automation, and processes that improve deployment velocity, mission reliability, developer productivity, and integration efficiency.
- Drive command-and-control interoperability and support compliance with open-systems standards.
- Travel approximately 10–20% of the year to offices, customer sites, training events, flight tests, and integration exercises.
Requirements
- BS/MS in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience.
- Typically 7+ years of relevant experience.
- Expert C++ and Linux development experience.
- Experience leading complex autonomy or embedded software integration efforts.
- Experience influencing technical direction across multiple engineering teams.
- Experience supporting operational test events or customer deployments.
- Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
- Preferred experience with launched effects or distributed autonomous systems.
- Preferred experience integrating PX4, ArduPilot, or custom autopilot solutions.
- Preferred experience with fleet-scale autonomous operations and disconnected or air-gapped deployments.
- Preferred experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
- Preferred experience with UCI, OMS, MOSA, WOSA, or TAK/CoT.
Benefits
- Full-time regular employee package includes pay within the listed range, bonus, benefits, and equity.
- Temporary employee package includes pay within the listed range and temporary benefits applicable after 60 days of employment.
- Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
- The role typically requires 10–20% travel.
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.