Senior Engineer Autonomy Software Integration
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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About the Role
You will integrate autonomy software onto robotic platforms and validate its operation across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight environments. You will develop integration tooling, diagnose system issues using logs and telemetry, improve CI/CD workflows, and verify requirements and interface contracts.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, or 2 years with a master's degree
- Python or C++ proficiency
- Experience with autonomous systems, server applications, or middleware
- Experience designing integration workflows and triaging integration defects
- Experience with simulation tools and hardware-in-the-loop testing
- Expertise with CI/CD pipelines
- Problem-solving skills and experience delivering high-quality software
- Communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and technical presentations
Responsibilities
- Develop expertise in autonomous robotics systems integration
- Configure, deploy, and integrate multi-agent systems
- Integrate autonomy algorithms, perception pipelines, middleware, and platform interfaces
- Lead autonomy software integration onto robotic hardware platforms
- Configure sensor drivers, communication interfaces, and platform adapters
- Develop integration frameworks, deployment scripts, and configuration tools
- Ensure cross-platform compatibility and resolve integration issues
- Analyze logs, telemetry, and rosbag data to diagnose defects
- Develop analysis tooling for debugging
- Optimize integration workflows and CI/CD pipelines
- Validate system requirements and interface contracts
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity