Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Shield AI has been redefining autonomous aviation with cutting-edge AI and GPS/RF-denied navigation technologies for the past few years.
We’re looking for a software engineer, well versed in development and testing, to help continue building V-BAT's test operations, specifically automation capabilities and tools used to test software components ranging from autonomy, embedded systems, ground control applications, and more – you will gather requirements and write software to automate them.
This is an opportunity to build and solve problems defense primes are unwilling to. You’ll be supported by world-class engineers, but you’re expected to learn on the job and deliver weekly – you’ll need to be hungry and motivated to grow!
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Work directly with our GNC and Embedded teams daily to build software that leverages simulation, avionics, and/or custom hardware to automate testing
Define test cases to verify and validate embedded or GNC software at a system level, automating them to run continuously
Implement software interfaces and drivers to orchestrate simulation environments, hardware devices, and test equipment – enabling real-world behaviors, failure injection, and hardware manipulation for various test scenarios
Quickly prototype solutions using software & hardware to unblock testing, harden your prototype into scalable products for continuous release testing
Support release test planning and execution leading up to flight test events and major product milestones
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
2+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree (CE, CS, EE); or some industry experience (intern, startup, self-projects) with a Master’s or PhD degree
Strong C++ or Python skills, basic proficiency in the other
Familiarity with common version control (git) and build/packaging systems (CMake, Poetry, etc)
Passion for growth, fast-paced environments, and holding self to a high standard of excellence
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of related experience building automated test solutions
Experience building automated test solutions for aircraft of autonomous vehicles
Experience in automated testing, bare-metal firmware development, or simulation tooling
