Software Engineer II, Autonomy Behaviors (R5202)

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. The Autonomy Capabilities Team develops functionality to automate single- and multi-agent teams of platforms in pursuit of mission objectives and acts as a central discipline-aligned focal-point for encouraging consistent usage of technical approaches across business portfolios. This team operates at all levels of the command-and-control hierarchy (from advanced control laws, through motion planning, and up to advanced tactical behaviors and multi-agent coordination) and across a multitude of mission sets, platform types, and operational domains (e.g., air, sea, space). The team puts a strong emphasis on both fundamentals (e.g., aircraft kinematics/dynamics, trajectory design, optimization, information fusion, efficient algorithms, etc.) and software integration skillsets (e.g. structures, protocols, threading, interface management, etc.) to bring market-differen [... source excerpt omitted ...] xpected to be integrated into real-world platforms with near-term program impacts and rewards and so balancing theory with practice and rigorous implementation is paramount. What You'll Do: Implement tactical autonomy software features that enable unmanned platforms to perform complex missions across air, land, sea, and space domains Develop and test behaviors supporting coordination, target engagement, reconnaissance, and survivability in contested scenarios Participate in the software development lifecycle, including implementation, testing, debugging, and supporting verification and validation efforts Collaborate with senior engineers to integrate software components wi [... source excerpt omitted ...] established engineering standards and team practices Support integration and testing across simulation and real-world environments Work with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and support successful feature delivery Continue building expertise in software engineering, autonomy, and robotics systems Travel up to 20% to support testing, integration, and collaboration with partner teams Required Qualifications: BS in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field Experience in production-level C++ software development 2-3 years of experience in one or more of the following: software sub-system