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Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Integration (R6035)

Shield AI · San Diego, California · On-site

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About Shield AI

Autonomy for the world. Backed by a16z.

About the role

We are hiring a Software Engineer, Autonomy Integration, who will be embedded in the Planning and Controls team and work day to day with Pilot's cross-functional Integration team. In this hands-on software role, you will build durable integration capability: reliable environments, representative end-to-end tests, diagnosable failures, and software that is ready for hardware and flight testing. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a field such as computer science or robotics, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience developing or integrating planning, controls, or autonomy decision-making software
  • Strong production software engineering skills in modern C++ and Python
  • Hands-on experience integrating software with robotic or autonomous hardware, including deployment, interfaces, telemetry, and lab or field debugging
  • Experience with software-in-the-loop or hardware-in-the-loop testing and automated system-level tests
  • Experience developing and debugging software on Linux
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 .

We are hiring a Software Engineer, Autonomy Integration, who will be embedded in the Planning and Controls team and work day to day with Pilot's cross-functional Integration team. In this hands-on software role, you will build durable integration capability: reliable environments, representative end-to-end tests, diagnosable failures, and software that is ready for hardware and flight testing. You will draw on your experience in planning, controls, or autonomy decision-making and your systems integration skills to work across domain boundaries.

The Pilot Integration team provides stable reference integrations that component teams can use to add new capabilities...

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