Senior Principal Engineer, GNC & State Estimation (R6233)
Shield AI · San Diego, California
CHECKED 7H AGO
Defenseonsiteprincipal$260k–$390k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead GNC and state estimation direction for Hivemind Enterprise autonomy.
- Build reusable platform capabilities powering reliable autonomy across aircraft.
- Drive Runtime Assurance to help customers prove airworthiness of platforms.
Ideal candidate
Hands-on GNC leader who loves building teams and shipping flight-proven autonomy. You thrive on rigorous testing and guiding critical decisions for mission-driven aircraft programs.
Requirements
- 15+ years of GNC domain experience
- Deep expertise in aircraft dynamics, flight controls, navigation and state estimation
- Demonstrated record delivering production autopilot or flight-control software
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