3 months ago
USA (city not specified)Mid Level / Senior
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$152k - $318k/yr
Responsibilities
- Deploy with customers globally, including approximately 50% travel and frequent international, multi-week engagements.
- Develop AI and autonomy applications using Shield AI’s enterprise software development kit.
- Support post-sales deployment, software integration, customer training, and technical troubleshooting.
- Assist sales teams with pre-sales activities including demos, conferences, and immersions.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and training materials.
- Debug customer software and API integration issues and collaborate with product engineering on customer feedback and product improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of industry experience, including at least 2 years in an integration or applications engineering role.
- At least 2 years of experience working in a startup environment.
- Strong software engineering background and strong proficiency in modern C++.
- Intermediate proficiency in Python.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Preferred qualifications include defense aviation or robotics experience, experience building and running a small enterprise software or solutions engineering team, and an advanced technical degree in robotics, autonomy, or a related field.
Benefits
- Full-time employees receive bonus, benefits, and equity in addition to pay within the listed range.
- Temporary employees receive a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment.
- Full-time regular employment is contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
- The role is approximately 50% travel and may involve frequent international, multi-week customer engagements.
- Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
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.