Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Applications Engineering

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai https://shield.ai/. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/shield-ai, X https://x.com/shieldaitech, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shield_ai, and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Shield_AI.

The Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Applications Engineering will provide collaborate with customers to help them enable edge-AI and autonomy to platforms across sea, air, and space. This role involves working closely with customers to understand their requirements, writing code, developing new capabilities and ensuring successful software/hardware integration.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

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- Become an expert user of the Hivemind Enterprise Autonomy Software Development Kit.

- Develop AI & Autonomy software capabilities using Hivemind for unmanned platforms across air/sea/space.

- Examples of Projects You will Work On:

- Autonomous teaming drones.

- Teaming between helicopters and drones.

- Autonomy on Robodogs.

- AI Pilots for Fighter Jets

- and more that we aren’t allowed to publicly share!

- Enable customers to integrate Hivemind autonomy to their vehicles/platforms.

- Debug software/API integration issues.

- Deploy Hivemind AI infrastructure at customer sites.

- Provide technical training to customers for their autonomy development efforts.

- Collaborate with the product and engineering teams to address customer feedback and improve products.

- Develop and maintain technical documentation

- Travel to and stay at customer sites as required for deployment / training / flight testing etc. (~30% travel).

Examples of Projects You will Work On:

- Autonomous teaming drones.

- Teaming between helicopters and drones.

- Autonomy on Robodogs.

- AI on Fighter Jets… and more that we aren’t allowed to publicly share!

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

- 4+ years of experience of industry experience or 2+ years of experience plus a master's degree.

- Ability to travel and stay deployed at customer sites across India.

- 3+ years of experience in an integration/applications engineering role.

- 2+ years of experience working in a startup environment.

- Strong technical background in software engineering.

- Strong proficiency in writing modern C++ code.

- Intermediate proficiency in writing Python code.

- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- Ability converse fluently in Hindi and English.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:

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- Ability to travel to USA for up to 3 months at a time for training.

Our international teammates receive a comprehensive total rewards package aligned to your country office location. For full details on compensation and benefits, please consult your talent acquisition partner.