Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy (R5837)

Melbourne. Posted 2 months ago

The role

Design and build autonomous behaviours for uncrewed aircraft, working with real sensor data and sensor fusion. Test autonomy systems in simulation and integrate Shield AI products with third-party aircraft, while leading and mentoring junior engineers.

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 together with third-party aircraft and systems.
Collaborate across AI, robotics, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.
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.
Australian citizenship.
Australian Government security clearance at Baseline, NV1 or NV2 level (sponsored if not already held).

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.

Benefits

Clearance sponsorship and support.

Before you apply

Australian citizenship is mandatory.
A security clearance is required; Shield AI will sponsor it if you do not already hold one.
Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defence technology company building intelligent autonomous systems, with products including Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft.