Job Summary:
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The Manager of Engineering - Software Integration will lead a team responsible for integrating and validating the Hivemind autonomy platform, ensuring a seamless developer experience and customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
โข Mentor, and develop a team of engineers focused on software integration, system validation, and developer experience.
โข Establish team priorities, drive execution, and foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
โข Actively contribute to system integration, validation, and debugging activities and develop deep expertise in our autonomy stack.
โข Guide the architecture and implementation of integration frameworks, deployment workflows, and configuration management tools that streamline validation across Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and flight environments.
โข Review system logs, telemetry, and rosbag data to diagnose integration defects
โข Lead cross-functional investigations, establish corrective actions, and create tooling that accelerates debugging and issue resolution.
โข Ensure integrated capabilities meet product requirements and interface specifications.
Qualifications:
Required:
โข Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a bachelorโs degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or a related field; or 6 years and a masterโs degree; or 4 years with a PhD.
โข Proficiency in programming languages including Python or C++.
โข Experience with autonomous systems or middleware.
โข Demonstrated experience designing integration workflows, communicating system dependencies, and triaging and reporting integration defects across subsystem boundaries.
โข Strong problem-solving skills and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions.
โข Excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively across various teams and presenting to customers or technical leadership.
โข Experience leading software integration engineers and owning integration roadmaps and release schedules
Preferred:
โข Demonstrated experience building complex systems with a strong understanding of software architecture and design principles.
โข Experience with hardware or embedded systems.
โข Expert knowledge of Python.
โข Experience with ROS.
โข Experience with white box testing
โข Familiarity with networking, operating-systems, and radio communications.
โข Experience supporting customer applications
Company:
Shield AI is a deep-tech company that focuses on developing AI-powered systems to enhance the safety of service members and civilians. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in San Diego, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.