Manager, Engineering - Software Integration (R5237)

The role

You will lead a team that integrates, validates, and scales the Hivemind autonomy platform across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight environments. You will also stay hands-on with system integration, debugging, and customer-focused workflows.

What you will do

• Mentor and develop a team of engineers focused on software integration, system validation, and developer experience.
• Establish team priorities, drive execution, and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Actively contribute to system integration, validation, and debugging, and develop deep expertise in the autonomy stack.
• Guide the architecture of integration frameworks, deployment workflows, and configuration management tools across SIL, HIL, and flight environments.
• Review system logs, telemetry, and rosbag data to diagnose integration defects.
• Lead cross-functional investigations, establish corrective actions, and create tooling to speed debugging.
• Ensure integrated capabilities meet product requirements and interface specifications.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Program teams to integrate new autonomy capabilities and evaluate feature completeness.

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in CS, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related field; or 6 years and a master's degree; or 4 years with a PhD.
• Proficiency in Python or C++.
• Experience with autonomous systems or middleware.
• Experience designing integration workflows, communicating system dependencies, and triaging and reporting integration defects across subsystem boundaries.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software.
• Excellent communication skills, able to collaborate across teams and present to customers or technical leadership.
• Experience leading software integration engineers and owning integration roadmaps and release schedules.

Nice to have

• Experience building complex systems with strong software architecture and design principles.
• Experience with hardware or embedded systems.
• Expert knowledge of Python.
• Experience with ROS.
• Experience with white box testing.
• Familiarity with networking, operating systems, and radio communications.
• Experience supporting customer applications.

Benefits

• Bonus.
• Benefits package.
• Equity.
• Temporary benefits package for temporary employees, applicable after 60 days of employment.

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.