Staff and Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
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
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will become an expert user of the Hivemind Enterprise Autonomy Software Development Kit and develop autonomy applications for unmanned platforms. You will deploy infrastructure at customer sites, train customers, support integrations and debugging, maintain technical materials, support sales questions, and travel to customer sites.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 7+ years of industry experience
- 3+ years of experience in an integration or applications engineering role
- 3+ years of experience in a startup environment
- Strong software engineering background
- Proficiency in modern C++
- Intermediate proficiency in Python
- Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Communication and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- Become an expert user of the Hivemind Enterprise Autonomy Software Development Kit
- Develop AI and autonomy applications for unmanned platforms
- Deploy Hivemind AI infrastructure at customer sites
- Train customers on autonomy development
- Integrate Hivemind autonomy with customer vehicles and platforms
- Debug software and API integration issues
- Address customer feedback with product and engineering teams
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and training materials
- Assist sales with complex customer technical questions
- Travel to customer sites as required