Chief Engineer, Autonomous UAS Architect & Leader

Shield; Greater London; In loco; GBP 150.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

Shield AI in London seeks a Chief Engineer to lead autonomy deployment for unmanned aircraft from group 2 to group 5, shaping system architecture and delivering certifiable software across IRAD and defense contracts.

You will lead a team of 6–20 engineers, set technical objectives, drive high-reliability development, and collaborate with government customers while maintaining a strong safety and quality mindset.

Competenze

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.

Mansioni

• Serve as Chief Engineer on autonomy projects for unmanned aircraft (Group 2–5).
• Lead a team responsible for advancing Hivemind Autonomy and shaping defense architectures.
• Define and assign technical objectives, make key engineering decisions, and ensure the quality of all deliverables.
• Provide technical leadership across Internal Research and Development (IRAD) initiatives and defense contracts.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Autonomy systems

Defense industry

GNC understanding

Robotics stack

Software deployment

Technical scope

Problem solving

Customer-facing

Team leadership

Formazione

BS/MS in CS/EE/ME/AE

Strumenti

ICDs

Descrizione del lavoro

Shield AI in London seeks a Chief Engineer to lead autonomy deployment for unmanned aircraft from group 2 to group 5, shaping system architecture and delivering certifiable software across IRAD and defense contracts.

You will lead a team of 6–20 engineers, set technical objectives, drive high-reliability development, and collaborate with government customers while maintaining a strong safety and quality mindset.