Shield AI

Staff Engineer, Guidance & Controls (R4763)

Shield AI$120K — $145K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years' experience (Bachelor's) or 2 years (Master's) or PhD.
  • Proven ability to ship products and meet project deadlines in fast-paced environments.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills focused on user-centric solutions.
  • Experience with control systems in UAS and/or robotics.
  • Knowledge of outer loop path planning and trajectory synthesis.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain control and autonomy algorithms in the VBAT code base.
  • Manage full software development lifecycle including design, coding, and testing.
  • Conduct unit and component tests to ensure software quality.
  • Support flight software qualification processes.
  • Update and validate simulation models as needed.

Benefits

  • Bonus opportunities.
  • Equity options.
  • Full-time employee benefits package after 60 days.
  • Temporary benefits for eligible temporary employees.
Full Job Description
Job Description: As a member of the Software Autonomy team, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining all of control and autonomy algorithms within the VBAT code base. This is a full lifecycle development opportunity with algorithm development, software design and coding, unit tests, component tests, flight software qualification and flight test support. You will also be responsible for helping update and validate the simulation models as required. Required qualifications:
  • Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 2 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD.
  • 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..
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on delivering user-centric software solutions.
  • Experience working with control systems, specifically unmanned aerial systems and/or robotics to include
  • Outer loop path planning / trajectory synthesis
  • Integrating software in a hierarchical environment
Preferred qualifications:
  • Familiarity with continuous integration / delivery and test-driven development
  • Strong C++ and Python coding experience
  • Simulation model development, verification and validation
  • Controls knowledge with experience in
  • Linear system analysis
  • Gain/Phase margin analysis
  • Time response
  • Filter development and verification / validation
  • First order filters
  • Kalman filters
  • Bandpass filters
#LI-SM1 #LD 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.
Learn more about Shield AI
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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