Job Description
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With nine offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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. Now, we’re building a next-generation aircraft like no other, X-BAT. A jet engine equipped VTOL aircraft, operating via Hivemind autonomy - breaking the boundaries of group 5 aircraft operations in comms-denied combat environments.
We’re looking for an excellent software engineer, well versed in vehicle integration & testing, to lead X-BAT software’s testing strategy and infrastructure development. For software components ranging from autonomy, embedded systems, ground control applications, and more – you will enable integration testing, own release campaigns, most importantly build the automated testing infrastructure for X-BAT commit-to-flight pipeline.
This is an opportunity to modern the defense aviation industry – setting the standard and building the capabilities required for rapid & qualified aircraft software releases - to active mission operations. Your role will center around designing scalable test infrastructure, validating mission-critical behaviors in simulation across operational environments, and enabling rapid but safe deployments of software to flight operations. You’ll need to be a technical expert and an extreme-owner – passionate in building aircraft software safelyand dedicated in our mission to do so quickly.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Typically,7+ years of related experience with a BS degree (CE, CS, EE, or equivalent); or5+ years with a MS or PhD degree
- Excellent proficiency in Python or C++, ideally for automate testing of software integrated with hardware
- Demonstrated capability in building continuous integration testing solutions, using CI/CD pipelines, simulation, and/or hardware-in-the-loop solutions
- Excellent understanding of software testing and quality assurance, with or without perfect system requirements.
- Experience testing real-time systems, avionics, or vehicle software
- Ability to work independently in fast-paced environments, on complex challenges warranting cross-discipline collaboration
- Track record of impressive accomplishments and technical contributions
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years building automated test solutions for aircraft or autonomous vehicles
- Experience with requirements-traceability and building moderns tools to optimize the processes required for airworthiness, DO-178C, or similar.
- Direct experience leading software releases or flight test campaigns for aircraft or autonomous vehicles
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Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Requirements
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Typically,7+ years of related experience with a BS degree (CE, CS, EE, or equivalent); or5+ years with a MS or PhD degree
- Excellent proficiency in Python or C++, ideally for automate testing of software integrated with hardware
- Demonstrated capability in building continuous integration testing solutions, using CI/CD pipelines, simulation, and/or hardware-in-the-loop solutions
- Excellent understanding of software testing and quality assurance, with or without perfect system requirements.
- Experience testing real-time systems, avionics, or vehicle software
- Ability to work independently in fast-paced environments, on complex challenges warranting cross-discipline collaboration
- Track record of impressive accomplishments and technical contributions
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years building automated test solutions for aircraft or autonomous vehicles
- Experience with requirements-traceability and building moderns tools to optimize the processes required for airworthiness, DO-178C, or similar.
- Direct experience leading software releases or flight test campaigns for aircraft or autonomous vehicles
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