Senior Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration (R6246)

The role

You will act as a power user of the Hivemind autonomy SDK, testing it from a customer's view and finding gaps. You will help integrate new autonomy capabilities into the platform and bring the software onto robotic hardware.

What you will do

• Become a systems integration expert for the autonomy stack across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop and flight platforms.
• Integrate new autonomy algorithms, perception pipelines, middleware and platform interfaces into the product.
• Lead integration of autonomy software onto new robotic hardware, including sensor drivers and communication interfaces.
• Build integration tooling, deployment scripts and configuration management for SIL, HIL and flight environments.
• Ensure the autonomy stack works reliably across supported platforms, operating systems and deployment configurations.
• Analyze logs, telemetry and rosbag data to diagnose integration defects and drive fixes with developers.
• Partner with DevOps to streamline integration pipelines, CI/CD and release readiness criteria.
• Validate that integrated capabilities meet product requirements and interface specifications.
• Develop customer use cases and give actionable feedback to Engineering and Product teams.
• Present to customers or technical leadership.

Required qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in CS, Computer Engineering, Robotics or a related field; or 2 years with a master's degree.
• Proficiency in Python or C++.
• Experience with autonomous systems, server applications or middleware.
• Experience designing integration workflows and triaging integration defects across subsystem boundaries.
• Strong expertise with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of delivering high-quality software.
• Excellent communication skills across teams and with customers or technical leadership.

Nice to have

• Experience building complex systems with strong software architecture and design principles.
• Experience with simulation tools and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• 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 designing automated testing tools for GUI applications.
• Experience designing automated testing tools for server applications.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity (for full-time regular employees)
• Benefits package (full-time regular employees)
• Temporary benefits package (applies after 60 days for temporary employees)

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.
• Salary is influenced by skill set, experience level, licenses and certifications, and work location.

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.