Staff Engineer, Autonomy & Vision Systems

Shieldai; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a senior Systems Engineer to join the Australian Engineering Team in Melbourne. You will capture end-to-end system requirements for Hivemind Vision and integrated autonomy solutions, while shaping architectures across perception, autonomy, and mission workflows.

You will document with MBSE tools, develop SysML/UML models, and collaborate with experts to link system models with codebases.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of systems engineering or related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 5 years with a Master’s; 2 years with a PhD; or equivalent practical experience.
• B.S. degree in a STEM field (e.g., Systems, Software, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering).
• Experience with systems engineering practices, including writing, structuring, and verifying requirements.
• Experience with MBSE and system-modeling workflows.
• Experience working on cross-functional technical teams. Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Highly organized, methodical, and comfortable managing detailed technical information.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering drawings, assembly diagrams, parts lists, wiring diagrams, and schematics.
• A demonstrated track record of integrity, high standards, teamwork, and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Capture end-to-end system requirements for Hivemind Vision Systems and integrated autonomy solutions.
• Support the design and development of system architectures spanning perception, autonomy, and mission-level workflows.
• Use MBSE tools to document, maintain, and extend existing architecture models supporting new integrations, capabilities, and customer requirements.
• Develop and maintain models using UML, SysML, and/or UPDM.
• Create SysML models with emphasis on system decomposition, functional flows, interfaces, and system behavior.
• Collaborate with subject-matter experts to improve tooling, automation, and connections between system models and codebases.
• Support the evolution and execution of the systems engineering process across the Australian engineering organization.
• Reporting status, risks, accomplishments, and expectations to senior engineering and program leadership.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Documentation

Requirements management

Education

B.S. STEM

M.S. STEM

PhD

Tools

MBSE tools

SysML

UML

UPDM

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a senior Systems Engineer to join the Australian Engineering Team in Melbourne. You will capture end-to-end system requirements for Hivemind Vision and integrated autonomy solutions, while shaping architectures across perception, autonomy, and mission workflows.

You will document with MBSE tools, develop SysML/UML models, and collaborate with experts to link system models with codebases.