Autonomy & Perception Software Engineer (R5911)

The role

Build perception software that helps autonomous aircraft and vehicles understand their surroundings and make decisions. Take capabilities from first idea through deployment in the Hivemind product, working with autonomy, simulation, platform and test engineers.

What you will do

• Develop perception algorithms and production software in modern C++.
• Own features from design and implementation through integration, testing and delivery.
• Investigate system behavior using sensor data, simulation, logs and focused experiments.
• Collaborate across teams to turn research and customer-driven work into reusable product capabilities.
• Contribute to technical direction, review designs and code, and mentor other engineers.

Required qualifications

• Experience delivering production C++ software for perception, robotics, autonomy or a related technical field.
• Strong technical depth in at least one relevant area: detection, tracking, computer vision, image processing, estimation (e.g. Kalman Filtering), or sensor fusion.
• Ability to debug complex systems and build software that others can understand, test and maintain.
• Comfort using Python or similar tools for experimentation and data analysis.
• Sound technical judgment and a collaborative approach to solving problems.

Nice to have

• Experience with real sensors (EO/IR, Radar, LiDAR, IMU).
• Experience with embedded or GPU deployment.
• Experience with resource-constrained compute environments.

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
• Salary is influenced by skill set, experience, licenses and certifications, and work location.

About the company

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