Senior Staff Engineer for Space Autonomy Capabilities
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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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will lead technical direction for space autonomy capabilities across multiple programs. You will develop distributed optimization, tasking, scheduling, track fusion, motion planning, and behavior-management software for satellites and missile defense applications. You will integrate and validate software on real platforms, analyze mission data, research new algorithms, mentor engineers, and support deployment activities.
Requirements
- 10 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, 9 years with a master's degree, or 7 years with a PhD
- Proficiency in C++ and Python
- Familiarity with real-time operating systems
- Background in robotics motion planning, behavior modeling, decision-making, or autonomous-system design
- Experience with unmanned-system technologies and space-domain algorithms
- Experience with AFSIM or NGTS simulation environments
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Responsibilities
- Develop distributed optimization for multi-satellite missions
- Develop task allocation and resource scheduling capabilities
- Develop weapons target assignment and motion-planning capabilities for space vehicles and interceptors
- Pioneer optimal control, tactical behavior management, and information-aware planning
- Develop tested high-performance software modules with clear interfaces
- Collaborate with perception, planning, simulation, hardware, and flight-test teams
- Deploy capabilities to space vehicles and analyze mission logs
- Research, prototype, and roadmap new autonomy algorithms
- Lead technical direction and mentor engineers
- Travel to office locations, customer sites, and flight integration events
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity