Description
Shield AI is seeking a Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration to join its Hivemind Quality team. The team focuses on integrating, validating, and continuously improving the Hivemind ecosystem, which spans autonomy behaviors, sensor processing, multi-agent coordination, ground-control systems, and embedded platforms.
The successful candidate will become a systems integration expert for autonomous robotics, developing deep expertise in the AI-powered autonomy stack. They will learn to configure, deploy, and integrate multi-agent systems across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight platforms.
Key responsibilities include:
- Integrating new capabilities into the autonomy stack
- Enabling platform bring-up and validation
- Configuring sensor drivers, communication interfaces, and platform adapters
- Developing integration tooling and infrastructure
- Supporting cross-platform compatibility
- Analyzing system behavior and root-cause issues
- Optimizing integration workflows and CI/CD
- Validating system requirements and interface contracts
The role requires:
- A minimum of 7 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or a related field
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or C++
- Experience with autonomous systems or server applications or middleware
- Demonstrated experience designing integration workflows and triaging integration defects
- Strong expertise with CI/CD pipelines
- Excellent communication skills
Preferred qualifications include:
- Experience building complex systems with a strong understanding of software architecture and design principles
- Expertise with Python
- Experience with ROS
- Familiarity with networking, operating-systems, and radio communications
The salary range for this position is $188,600 - $282,900 per year.