Autonomy & Perception Software Engineer (R5911)
Shield AI · San Diego, California
CHECKED 5H AGO
Defenseonsitestaff$165k–$300k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build perception capabilities for autonomous systems across air, maritime and ground.
- Turn prototypes and research into reusable product capabilities in Hivemind SDK.
- Develop detection, tracking and mapping for Hivemind autonomy software.
Ideal candidate
A product-minded perception engineer who loves turning research prototypes into reliable, fielded autonomy and thrives owning capabilities end-to-end from algorithm to delivery.
Requirements
- Depth in at least one core area such as object detection, tracking, computer vision, image processing, sensor modeling or sensor fusion
- Comfortable working across adjacent parts of the perception stack
- Experience developing production C++ libraries through integration, verification and delivery
Lab profile
About Shield AI
Venture-backed defense-tech company building intelligent autonomy systems to protect service members and civilians.
What they build
- Hivemind autonomy software
- V-BAT aircraft
- X-BAT aircraft
Known for
- AI autonomy
- Unmanned aircraft engineering
- Aerodynamics and aerostructures
- Simulation and synthetic reality
Key facts
- Venture-backed
- Offices across U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific