Senior Software Engineer, Perception (R5420)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C.
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Defenseonsitesenior$163k–$245k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build vision, VLM and VLA models helping autonomous aircraft understand the world.
- Own major perception features from model development through real-world deployment.
- Advance how autonomous platforms interpret complex operational environments.
Ideal candidate
A production-minded ML engineer who loves hard perception problems and moving research into reliable systems for autonomous aircraft in real missions.
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