Staff Systems Engineer - Autonomy & Software (5652)

The role

This role applies systems engineering to the development, integration and deployment of autonomous systems for defense applications. The Systems Engineer translates mission and customer needs into system requirements, architectures, interfaces and verification strategies, working across autonomy, software and hardware teams.

What you will do

• Apply systems engineering principles to the development and integration of autonomous defense systems.
• Translate operational needs and customer requirements into system, software and autonomy requirements.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, interface definitions, Interface Control Documents, traceability and verification strategies.
• Work with autonomy, software, GNC, avionics, hardware, test and platform teams on system integration.
• Define and manage interfaces between Hivemind Autonomy, vehicle systems, sensors, communications, payloads and external systems.
• Develop software, prototypes, analysis tools and test infrastructure in C++ and Python when required.
• Use code, simulation, logs and telemetry to investigate system behavior and diagnose failures.
• Lead and support integration across simulation, SIL, HIL, ground test and flight test environments.

Required qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years developing, integrating or delivering complex software-intensive systems, preferably in aerospace, defense, robotics or autonomous systems.
• Hands-on experience developing and debugging software in C++ and Python.
• Experience with autonomous or robotic systems, such as perception, planning, estimation, guidance, navigation, controls or mission autonomy.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles applied to complex defense systems.
• Experience developing and managing system and subsystem requirements, including decomposition, allocation, traceability and verification.
• Experience developing system architectures, functional architectures, interface definitions and Interface Control Documents.

About the company

Shield AI develops autonomous systems for defense applications, including its Hivemind Autonomy software. This posting is for its Autonomy & Software engineering team.