Engineer II, Autonomy (R5715)

The role

You will design, build and deploy autonomy capabilities for uncrewed systems. The role is hands-on, combining software development with robotics, perception and path planning.

What you will do

• Design and implement autonomous behaviours for uncrewed aircraft
• Work with real sensor data and build robust sensor fusion solutions
• Develop and test autonomy systems in high-fidelity software and hardware in-the-loop simulations
• Integrate Shield AI autonomy products with third-party aircraft and systems
• Collaborate across AI, robotics and systems engineering teams
• Contribute to architecture, code quality, design reviews and best practices
• Lead and mentor junior engineers

Required qualifications

• A tertiary level qualification in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics or a related field
• Significant professional experience in robotics, autonomy, perception or aerospace systems
• Strong experience in modern C++
• Significant experience in building and delivering reliable software systems, ideally in fast-paced environments

Nice to have

• Prior experience with uncrewed systems, especially in the air domain
• Defence industry experience
• Significant experience in one or more of: state estimation, real-time systems, guidance, navigation and control, path planning

About the company

shieldai builds AI pilots and autonomy products through its Hivemind Solutions team to solve real-world problems.