Software Integration Engineering Manager

Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing AI-powered autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.

San Diego, United States
About Shield AI

Shield AI builds Hivemind, an end-to-end AI-pilot and mission-autonomy software platform for resilient operations in GPS- and communications-denied environments, alongside aircraft and simulation products including V-BAT, X-BAT, and Aechelon.

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Skills

Candidate Availability

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will lead and develop engineers working on software integration, system validation, and developer experience. You will contribute to integration and debugging, guide integration frameworks and deployment workflows, review logs and telemetry, investigate defects, and ensure capabilities meet product and interface requirements.

Requirements

  • 7 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, 6 years with a master’s degree, or 4 years with a PhD
  • Python or C++
  • Autonomous systems or middleware
  • Integration workflow design
  • System dependency communication
  • Integration defect triage and reporting
  • Problem-solving
  • Software integration leadership
  • Integration roadmap ownership
  • Release schedule ownership

Responsibilities

  • Mentor and develop software integration engineers
  • Establish team priorities and drive execution
  • Contribute to system integration, validation, and debugging
  • Guide integration frameworks, deployment workflows, and configuration-management tools
  • Review system logs, telemetry, and rosbag data to diagnose defects
  • Lead cross-functional investigations and corrective actions
  • Create tooling that accelerates debugging and issue resolution
  • Ensure integrated capabilities meet product requirements and interface specifications

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Benefits
  • Equity
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