Autonomy for the world. Backed by a16z.
About the role
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Simulation Platform team, you will shape how autonomous pilots are tested by building and integrating simulators and developing Monte Carlo infrastructure. Drawing on experience building and running real-time aircraft simulations, you will enable teams to evaluate autonomy, guidance, navigation, and control (GNC), and runtime assurance (RTA) systems at scale. This individual contributor role includes driving technical direction and mentoring engineers. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 9 years with a Master’s degree, or 7 years with a PhD, or equivalent work experience
- Strong proficiency in C++, with demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and maintaining production performance-critical software
- Demonstrated experience building and running multithreaded/multiprocess real-time simulations involving aircraft dynamics
- Experience both developing Monte Carlo infrastructure and using it to design, execute, and analyze simulation campaigns
- Demonstrated ability to drive technical decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate across software and domain engineering teams
- Experience developing software/simulation under a defined V&V lifecycle
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 .
The Hivemind Simulation team provides the simulation capabilities that power the AI Factory’s training and evaluation for the next generation autonomous AI pilots. The Simulation Platform team builds the simulation framework and foundational infrastructure that allows engineers to bring together simulators, scale experiments, and confidently evaluate autonomy before flight. The team’s work enables simulation applications to build on a shared, performant, and extensible foundation. Our guiding principle is simple: autonomy should not know it is in a simulation.
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Simulation Platform team, you will shape how autonomous pilots are...
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