About the role

Shield AI is a venture-backed defence technology company building intelligent autonomous systems for aircraft. This is a hands-on engineering role, blending software development with robotics, perception, and path planning. You'll be joining a high-performing team shaping the future of AI pilots for solving real-world problems.

Key responsibilities
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

About you
A tertiary level qualification in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics or a related field
Significant skilled experience in robotics, autonomy,



perception or aerospace systems
Robust experience in modern C++
Significant experience in building and delivering reliable software systems, ideally in quick-paced environments
Prior experience with uncrewed systems, especially in the air domain (preferred)
Defence industry experience (preferred)
Significant experience in one or more of the following domains: State Estimation, Real-Time Systems, Guidance Navigation and Control, Path Planning (preferred)

About us Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI's technology actively supports operations worldwide.

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