Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent, autonomous systems. Its products include Hivemind Enterprise—EdgeOS, Pilot, Commander, and Forge—as well as V-BAT and Sentient Vision Systems (wide-area motion imaging software). With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kyiv (Ukraine), and Melbourne (Australia), Shield AI’s technology actively supports U.S. and allied operations worldwide.  For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X and Instagram.     This position is perfect for an individual who loves technology, solving complex challenges, wants to develop software for multiple projects, and write code with a motivated, diverse team. Shield AI is pushing the envelope by applying advanced AI solutions to real hardware systems. An ideal candidate should aspire to be a part of this industry-changing team developing and deploying advanced technology that can truly make an impact. Shield AI is looking to continue to push the envelope by teaming traditional autonomous systems algorithms and deep reinforcement learning-based solutions to create an unmatched capability and speed to deployment technology base. What You'll Do:

BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,

Aerospace Engineering, and/or similar degree, or equivalent practical experience

Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 9 years and a Master’s degree; or 7 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience.

Ability to develop, benchmark, debug, and deploy software-based algorithms

Demonstrated problem solving skills by applying a scientific approach

7+ years of industry experience

2+ years of people leadership experience

Experience working projects with 10+ contributors

Offers Fast, efficient, effective problem solving approaches

Exceptional collaborator and communicator

Comfortability within Unix environments

Hard-working, trustworthy teammate

Exhibits holding themselves and others to high standards\

Being kind to others

Experience in a collaborative development environment, focused on continuous

integration/delivery & test-driven development

Strong knowledge of modern software engineering best practices

Demonstrated record of working hard, strong communication skills, being a trustworthy

teammate, and being kind to others

Strong organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

MS or greater in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and/or similar degree, or equivalent practical experience

Understanding of robotics technologies related to autonomous behavior development e.g. task allocation or planning.

Understanding/Experience with unmanned system technologies and accompanying algorithms (specifically air domain)