Engineer II, Software - Autonomy Capabilities - New Grad - 6131
Shield AI · United States
Defenseonsiteentry-level$136k–$204k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build reusable mission behaviors and motion-planning for unmanned aircraft.
- Validate autonomy capabilities in simulation before operational use.
- Integrate planning and coordination software across drone platforms.
Ideal candidate
Recent graduate excited to build mission autonomy for real unmanned aircraft. You enjoy debugging behaviors in simulation, collaborating across teams, and turning prototypes into reliable, usable capabilities.
Requirements
- Graduating during the 2026-2027 academic year
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
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