State Estimation Engineer (R4602)

The role

This job is for a State Estimation Engineer on the GNC team. You will develop and optimize algorithms that fuse data from many sensors to give accurate state estimates, so the X-BAT can operate autonomously in complex and contested environments.

What you will do

• Develop and implement advanced sensor algorithms for data from IMUs, radar, cameras, GPS and other sensors.
• Enhance state estimation algorithms by integrating multi-sensor data for better accuracy and robustness.
• Design and implement real-time sensor data processing pipelines.
• Collaborate with software engineers, autonomy researchers and hardware engineers to integrate state estimation algorithms.
• Conduct experiments and field tests to validate algorithm performance in real-world scenarios.
• Keep up with advances in sensor technologies and state estimation and apply them to our systems.

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or 4 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience.
• Experience developing and deploying real-time sensor processing algorithms, e.g. with cameras, radar, IMUs, GPS.
• Solid understanding of state estimation techniques such as Kalman filters and particle filters.
• Experience with C++ 11 or newer.
• Experience with Linux and command line tools.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
• Proven track record of shipping products through development cycles to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated record of hard work, being a trustworthy teammate, holding high standards and being kind to others.
• Ability to obtain an S//SAR level security clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience implementing inertial navigation algorithms on real-time processing systems.
• Knowledge of computer vision techniques.
• Proficiency in optimizing algorithms for compute-constrained systems.
• Experience with CUDA or other hardware acceleration technologies such as FPGAs.
• Proven track record of transitioning from R&D to production.

Benefits

• Bonus (full-time regular employees).
• Benefits (full-time regular employees).
• Equity (full-time regular employees).
• Temporary benefits package, applicable after 60 days of employment (temporary employees).

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• Ability to obtain an S//SAR level security clearance is required.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company founded in 2015 whose mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft.