Shield AI

Senior Manager, GNC (R5627)

Shield AI$230K — $350K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in related field or 7 years with a Master's degree or 5 years with a PhD.
  • Proven ability to deliver high-quality products under tight deadlines.
  • Experience in team development and performance management.
  • Capability to mentor and guide team members towards career growth.
  • Skills in identifying and addressing team weaknesses through training or hiring.
  • Strong negotiation skills for cross-functional collaboration.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with a user-centric focus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Guidance and Control team and maintain control algorithms in the VBAT code base.
  • Oversee the full lifecycle development of algorithms, from design to integration.
  • Negotiate and coordinate workshare with cross-functional teams such as Hivemind and Aerodynamics.
  • Support software qualification and assist with flight test activities.
  • Facilitate collaboration with teams on specific software integration tasks.

Benefits

  • Bonus opportunities based on performance.
  • Equity options offered as part of the compensation package.
  • Comprehensive benefits for full-time employees including health and wellness programs.
  • Temporary employee benefits available after 60 days of employment.
Full Job Description
As manager of the Guidance and Control team, you will be responsible for leading and maintaining all of control and autonomy algorithms within the VBAT code base. Team responsibilities are full lifecycle development to include algorithm development, software design and coding, unit tests, component tests, flight software qualification and flight test support. During this lifecycle, the Guidance and Control team must negotiate workshare and integrate solutions tightly with the Hivemind team, the State Estimation team, the Simulation Development team, the Aerodynamics team and the Embedded Software team. Required qualifications: 3 Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelors degree; or 7 years with a Masters degree; or 5 years with a PhD. 3 Proven track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed expectations in a fast-paced environment. 3 Experience growing team members a creating / maintaining a high-performance team 3 Tasking with specific intent on Individual career growth plans and execution 3 Mentoring team members on career growth 3 Ability to identify weaknesses on the team and either train or hire to fill any capability gaps 3 Ability to effectively negotiate work responsibility and alignment between various teams in a cross functional development environment. 3 Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on delivering user-centric software solutions. 3 Experience working with control systems, specifically unmanned aerial systems and/or robotics to include 3 Outer loop path planning / trajectory synthesis 3 Integrating software in a hierarchical environment Preferred qualifications: 3 Familiarity with continuous integration / delivery and test-driven development 3 Software Autonomy stack architecture and development 3 Hierarchical design to decouple code responsibility to create a robust, maintainable code base 3 Outer loop guidance algorithms for trajectory optimization 3 Controls knowledge with experience in 3 Linear system analysis to include Gain/Phase margin analysis 3 Pole placement / LQR algorithms 3 Filter development and verification / validation 3 Discrete filters 3 Kalman filters 3 C++ and Python coding experience $230,000 - $350,000 a year #LI-SM1 #LE 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.

About Shield AI

Shield AI is a defense technology company that develops artificially intelligent systems for military applications. The company was founded in 2015 by Brandon Tseng, Ryan Tseng, and Andrew Reiter, and is headquartered in San Diego, California. Shield AI's products include autonomous drones and software that can be used for reconnaissance, surveillance, and other military operations. The company's mission is to reduce the number of military casualties by providing soldiers with better intelligence and situational awareness. Shield AI has received funding from a number of investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund.
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200 employees
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Founded
2015

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