2 months ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Develop automated regression, integration, and system-level tests for Hivemind software quality and release stability.
- Identify, reproduce, and diagnose software issues while collaborating with development teams on fixes.
- 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 test automation, data processing, and analysis.
- Develop test harnesses and data-validation tools for Software-in-the-Loop, Hardware-in-the-Loop, Vehicle-in-the-Loop, 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 accurate test documentation and integrate test coverage into development pipelines.
Requirements
- Typically requires 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 5 years with a Master’s degree, 4 years with a PhD, or equivalent work experience.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Experience in robotics, small UAS, or related hands-on engineering projects.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across software, hardware, and mechanical engineering teams.
- Preferred: experience testing autonomous systems, robotics software, or flight autonomy algorithms.
- Preferred: familiarity with C++ and software/hardware integration concepts.
- Preferred: experience with HIL or VIL test environments.
- Preferred: exposure to machine learning or AI-driven autonomy systems.
- Preferred: background in simulation infrastructure design, distributed testing, test data management, QA, aerospace, defense, or mission-critical software.
Benefits
- Comprehensive total rewards package for international teammates aligned to their country office location; compensation and benefit details are provided by the talent acquisition partner.
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.