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Senior Engineer, Safety-Critical Software (R5788)

Shield AI · San Diego, California · On-site

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About Shield AI

Autonomy for the world. Backed by a16z.

About the role

As a member of the Foundations team, you will be responsible for C++ software development, integration of reusable safety capabilities into production systems, defining clean interfaces and tests, and turn safety-critical designs into reliable software that can fly, including support for X-BAT, Shield AI's flagship Group 5 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) UAV.

What they're looking for

  • Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 4 years with a Master’s degree, or 2 year with a PhD, or equivalent work experience
  • Strong C++ development experience, including modern C++, testing, debugging, and performance-aware design
  • Experience building software for real-time, embedded, robotics, autonomy, aerospace, or similarly constrained systems
  • Experience integrating software with hardware, simulation, Hardware in the Loop (HIL), or production-like test environments and diagnosing reliability or performance issues
  • Familiarity with C++ software design patterns and the ability to work effectively within an existing architecture
  • Strong Git and Linux development skills, along with modern software development practices such as CI/CD and test-focused development
More about this role

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 . Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn , X , Instagram , and YouTube .

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Engineer to help design, develop, and integrate a safety critical Run-Time Assurance (RTA) product. The Hivemind Foundations team is responsible for a suite of core products and capabilities that brings resilient autonomy and intelligence to aircraft and other platforms operating in complex environments. The RTA product that the Foundations team develops is a real-time safety capability that helps keep autonomy safe, predictable, and effective at the edge.

As a member of the Foundations team, you will be responsible for C++ software development, integration of reusable safety capabilities into production systems, defining clean...

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