Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration (R4483)
AI summary of the role
Staff-level integration engineer on the Hivemind Quality team, acting as a power user of the Hivemind SDK to integrate, validate, and continuously improve the autonomy platform across simulation, HIL, and flight.
What you’ll do
- Become a systems integration expert for the AI-powered autonomy stack, configuring and deploying multi-agent systems across simulation, HIL, and flight platforms.
- Lead integration of autonomy software onto new robotic hardware platforms, configuring sensor drivers, communication interfaces, and platform adapters.
- Architect and implement integration frameworks, deployment scripts, and configuration management tools for SIL, HIL, and flight environments.
- Analyze system logs, telemetry, and rosbag data to diagnose integration defects and drive resolution across subsystem boundaries.
What you’ll bring
- Minimum 7 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or related field (or 6 years with master's, 4 years with PhD).
- Proficiency in Python or C++.
- Experience with autonomous systems, server applications, or middleware.
- Demonstrated experience designing integration workflows and triaging integration defects across subsystem boundaries.
Technologies
Python · C++ · ROS · HIL · SIL · CI/CD · rosbag · middleware · sensor drivers · autonomy stack
About Shield AI
Builds AI pilot software, aircraft, and vision systems that let militaries and OEMs develop, deploy, and operate mission autonomy in contested environments.
Unicorn
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delivers a seamless developer experience and enables customers to build world-class autonomous systems. We focus on integrating, validating, and continuously improving the Hivemind ecosystem—spanning autonomy behaviors, sensor processing, multi-agent coordination, ground-control systems, and embedded platforms. Our mission is to ensure that autonomy developers can efficiently build, test, and deploy autonomous applications that meet real-world mission objectives. We are seeking an experienced Software Integration Engineer passionate about autonomy development. In this role, you will become a power user of the Hivemind SDK, deeply understanding its capabilities and identifying gaps from a customer perspective. You will develop and validate customer use cases, evaluate the ease of use for autonomy developers, and provide actionable feedback to Engineering and Product teams. You will play
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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: Are you a passionate and innovative engineer looking to help develop state-of-the-art AI and robotics products? Are you eager to make a positive difference in the world? Do you want to work alongside mission-driven and values-focused teammates? Shield AI is just the place for you! The Hivemind Quality team is committed to ensuring our autonomy platform delivers a seamless developer experience and enables customers to build world-class autonomous systems. We focus on integrating, validating, and continuously improving the Hivemind ecosystem—spanning autonomy behaviors, sensor processing, multi-agent coordination, ground-control systems, and embedded platforms. Our mission is to ensure that autonomy developers can efficiently build, test, and deploy autonomous applications that meet real-world mission objectives. We are seeking an experienced So [... source excerpt omitted ...] n Engineer passionate about autonomy development. In this role, you will become a power user of the Hivemind SDK, deeply understanding its capabilities and identifying gaps from a customer perspective. You will develop and validate customer use cases, evaluate the ease of use for autonomy developers, and provide actionable feedback to Engineering and Product teams. You will play a critical role in integrating new autonomy capabilities into the platform, assessing feature completeness, and anticipating novel customer workflows and edge cases. This position bridges the gap between engineering development and real-world autonomy applications—ensuring our platform empowers customers [... source excerpt omitted ...] ftware onto new robotic hardware platforms. Configure sensor drivers, communication interfaces, and platform adapters to enable full autonomy stack functionality on prototype and production vehicles. Develop integration tooling & infrastructure: Architect and implement integration frameworks, deployment scripts, and configuration management tools that streamline bringing new capabilities into Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and flight environments. Support cross-platform compatibility: Work with other integration engineers to ensure the autonomy stack operates reliably across all supported platforms, operating systems, and deployment configurations. Ident
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