Senior Autonomy Engineer: AI Pilots for Uncrewed Aircraft

Shield; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Autonomy Engineer to join the Hivemind Solutions team in Melbourne, focusing on autonomous capabilities for uncrewed systems. The role blends software development with robotics, perception, and path planning, requiring hands-on engineering experience and leadership.

You’ll work at the intersection of AI, motion planning, and controls, delivering robust autonomy systems and collaborating across AI, robotics, and systems teams.

Qualifications

• Tertiary level qualification in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics or a related field
• Significant professional experience in robotics, autonomy, perception or aerospace systems
• Strong experience in modern C++
• Significant experience in building and delivering reliable software systems, ideally in fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

• Design and implement autonomous behaviours for uncrewed aircraft
• Work with real sensor data and build robust sensor fusion solutions
• Develop and test autonomy systems in high-fidelity software and hardware in-the-loop simulations
• Integrate Shield AI autonomy products together with third‑party aircraft and systems
• Collaborate across AI, robotics, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Contribute to architecture, code quality, design reviews and best practices
• Lead and Mentor junior engineers

Skills

Modern C++

Robotics

Autonomy

Perception

Path planning

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/ENG/Robotics or related field

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Autonomy Engineer to join the Hivemind Solutions team in Melbourne, focusing on autonomous capabilities for uncrewed systems. The role blends software development with robotics, perception, and path planning, requiring hands-on engineering experience and leadership.

You’ll work at the intersection of AI, motion planning, and controls, delivering robust autonomy systems and collaborating across AI, robotics, and systems teams.