Workplace
On-site
Employment
Full-Time
Published
Jul 23, 2026
Closes
No date supplied
The role
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. Job Description: Build the foundation for the next generation of autonomous systems. In this role, you'll develop and integrate the core software and platform infrastructure that powers mission-critical technology, working across teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions from development through deployment.
Requirements
What you'll do:: Own platform integration across SIL, HIL, VIL, and edge deployment workflows, ensuring components work together reliably and are easy for developers to use. Build and maintain reference work spaces, platform reference implementations, and tooling that accelerate development, testing, deployment, and validation. Integrate platform-level software across hardware, sensors, controllers, APIs, configuration, orchestration, and fleet/device management systems. Support embedded platform bring-up and hardware diversification across developer boards, iron birds, aircraft/vehicle test platforms, and other reference hardware. Improve platform stability, API quality, developer experience, and system scalability for mission-critical product and customer commitments. Partner with autonomy, hardware, product, and program teams to identify integration gaps and deliver durable solutions. Required qualifications:: 5+ years experience with strong software engineering experience in robotics, autonomy, embedded systems, distributed systems, or similarly complex platforms. Strong experience with C++ and Python and experience building developer tools, configuration systems, orchestration frameworks, or automation. Experience integrating and debugging software across Linux-based systems, hardware interfaces, deployment environments, and APIs, including use of measurement or diagnostic tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or protocol analyzers to debug embedded communication interfaces. B.S. or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field Ability to work independently in ambiguous technical areas and drive cross-functional integration efforts to completion. Strong communication and collaboration skills Preferred qualifications:: Experience with SIL, HIL, and VIL workflows for autonomy, robotics, aerospace, automotive, or defense systems. Experience with embedded Linux, BSP development, build systems, device trees, bootloaders, or hardware brin