3 months ago
Base Salary
$163k - $245k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and integrate autonomy software for V-BAT and X-BAT, including mission behaviors, platform control, payload and sensor integration, multi-agent coordination, contingencies, and executive autonomy.
- Own major features or subsystems from software-in-the-loop development through live flight testing.
- Partner with aircraft, autonomy, perception, ground-control, strategic systems, feature crews, and customer stakeholders to deliver integrated mission capabilities.
- Build, configure, validate, and prepare mission-ready systems for deployment.
- Support flight tests, customer demonstrations, operator training, and deployment events through system bring-up, troubleshooting, and mission execution.
- Diagnose integration issues across autonomy software, payload computers, embedded systems, and platform interfaces.
- Analyze mission data, perform root-cause analysis, and improve integration efficiency and mission reliability.
- Implement and validate interfaces with ground-control and command-and-control systems supporting STANAG 4586, UCI, and OMS.
- Mentor teammates and contribute to design reviews, integration planning, and release readiness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent advanced-degree experience.
- Strong C++ development experience in real-time or embedded systems.
- Experience with Linux-based development and embedded systems.
- Experience integrating complex software systems and troubleshooting across hardware/software boundaries.
- Experience supporting system integration, testing, or field events.
- Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
- Preferred: experience with unmanned aircraft, autonomous systems, autonomy software, robotics, vehicle control, payload or sensor integration, military test events, or defense customers.
- Preferred: experience with Python, Docker, CMake, Conan, or CI/CD.
Benefits
- Full-time regular employees receive benefits, bonus eligibility, and equity in addition to pay.
- Temporary employees receive a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment.
- The role typically requires 10–20% travel to offices, customer sites, operator training events, flight tests, and integration exercises.
- Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
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.