Perception Systems Lead for Autonomous AI & Sensor Fusion

Shield; Ashington; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Medical Coverage

Mental Health Employee Assistance

Paid Parental Leave

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Hours

Onsite Gym (DC)

Gym Discount (San Diego)

Free Parking

Competitive Compensation

Stock Benefits

401K Services and Match

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a senior software leader to drive perception algorithms for aerospace, defense, and robotics. You will implement and integrate perception solutions across teams, delivering robust vehicle pose and surroundings estimates for real missions.

You will mentor engineers, balance hands‑on coding with system‑level design, and write tests and analyzers. Unix environments and collaboration with hardware/test teams are essential; 10+ years experience and degree options (Bachelor, Master, or

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 9 years and a Master’s degree; or 8 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience.
• Strong foundation in state estimation, object detection, data association, probabilistic robotics and signal processing.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams across autonomy, integration, and testing; align technical efforts and drive mission-focused execution.
• Write production quality software in C++.
• Develop and extend Shield AI’s state estimation framework for new sensors, platforms, and missions.
• Write test code to validate software with simulated and real data; collaborate with hardware and test teams.

Job description

Shield AI seeks a senior software leader to drive perception algorithms for aerospace, defense, and robotics. You will implement and integrate perception solutions across teams, delivering robust vehicle pose and surroundings estimates for real missions.

You will mentor engineers, balance hands‑on coding with system‑level design, and write tests and analyzers. Unix environments and collaboration with hardware/test teams are essential; 10+ years experience and degree options (Bachelor, Master, or