2 months ago
Base Salary
$163k - $245k/yr
Responsibilities
- Integrate existing and newly developed autonomy capabilities onto emerging-domain platforms and mission areas.
- Develop platform and autopilot integrations, payload and sensor integrations, mission behaviors, multi-agent coordination, and contingencies.
- Validate autonomy through software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, vehicle-in-the-loop, and live testing.
- Partner with platform, autonomy, perception, GCS, feature, program, and customer teams to deliver mission-ready systems.
- Contribute to design reviews, interface control documents, integration planning, post-mortems, and interoperability standards.
- Build, configure, troubleshoot, and prepare systems for flight tests, maritime trials, ground tests, demonstrations, and operational exercises.
- Capture mission data, reproduce issues in simulation, and develop tools and processes that improve integration and testing reliability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- Typically five or more years of relevant experience.
- Strong proficiency in C++ and Linux-based development.
- Experience integrating embedded or real-time software systems.
- Experience supporting integration, testing, or operational field events.
- Strong systems-level problem-solving skills.
- Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with autonomous aircraft, maritime systems, spacecraft, robotics, autonomy software, autopilot integration, robotics frameworks, Python, Docker, rapid R&D, DoD customers, or field demonstrations.
Benefits
- Full-time regular employees receive pay within the listed range, bonus, benefits, and equity.
- Temporary employees receive pay within the listed range and a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment.
- The role typically requires 10–20% travel to offices, customer sites, training events, flight tests, and integration exercises.
- Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
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.