Shield AI

Staff Engineer, Autonomy Factory Pipeline (R5276)

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2 months ago
Washington, DC, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$150k - $220k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain Python-based data-analysis pipelines, custom analyzers, and telemetry reporting frameworks for simulation runs.
  • Build C++ and Python adapters and automated test-orchestration wrappers around HM Forge.
  • Create scenario-generation and domain-randomization pipelines to test autonomy behaviors across varied environments.
  • Analyze simulation logs, rosbags, and network captures to reproduce and debug autonomy software and simulator defects.
  • Build agentic workflows that discover test data, identify analysis needs, and generate or evolve performance-analysis suites.
  • Prototype and deploy distributed testing orchestration templates using Terraform, Kubernetes, and Forge Server.
  • Write developer guides, API documentation, and workspace templates for automated simulation testing.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong Python software-development experience focused on data analysis, scripting, and automation, including libraries such as NumPy and Pandas.
  • Hands-on experience with automated test orchestration, CI/CD, simulation environments, and container-based architectures such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Solid software-engineering fundamentals, including Git, automated testing, debugging, and Linux development.
  • Experience or familiarity with distributed-compute frameworks or container-orchestration tools is preferred.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex asynchronous software systems and obtain and maintain an active U.S. SECRET security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Benefits

  • Full-time regular 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.
  • Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
  • Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
Shield AI

About Shield AI

1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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