State Estimation 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 develop and deploy real-time state-estimation, sensor-fusion, and navigation algorithms for autonomous UAVs. You will integrate multi-sensor data, design robust processing pipelines, collaborate on system integration, test algorithms in simulations and field trials, and adapt navigation innovations into deployable solutions.
Requirements
- 3 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree, 2 years with a master's degree, or 1 year with a PhD, or equivalent practical experience
- Familiarity with algorithms
- Proficiency in C++11 or newer for real-time environments
- Linux command-line and scripting experience
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Experience delivering results in fast-paced development cycles
- Experience with real-time navigation or sensor-fusion algorithms
- Knowledge of Kalman filters, EKF, UKF, or particle filters
- Experience with inertial navigation in degraded or GPS-denied conditions
- Experience with visual odometry or computer vision navigation
- Experience optimizing code for compute-constrained platforms
- Familiarity with CUDA or FPGA acceleration
Responsibilities
- Develop real-time state-estimation algorithms, including inertial navigation, sensor fusion, and alternative navigation methods
- Integrate IMU, GNSS, visual odometry, magnetometer, barometer, and radar data into estimation frameworks
- Design accurate, robust, and fault-tolerant sensor-processing pipelines
- Collaborate with autonomy, software, and hardware teams on navigation and PNT integration
- Conduct simulations, lab testing, and field trials to evaluate algorithm performance
- Adapt advances in state estimation and navigation into deployable solutions
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
- Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment for temporary employees