Senior Manager of Perception

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

• As a member of the HMS Perception team, you will conduct software development at the intersection of classical state estimation techniques, sensor fusion, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and machine perception
• You will develop cutting-edge technology onto real hardware that provides robust and accurate estimates of vehicle pose and surroundings for real missions. Shield AI is pushing the envelope by applying advanced AI solutions to real hardware systems
• An ideal candidate should aspire to be a part of this industry-changing team developing and deploying advanced technology that can truly make an impact
• In this role, you will contribute to implementing and integrating innovative perception solutions while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to meet challenging operational requirements
• Lead teams across autonomy, integration, and testing by aligning technical efforts, resolving cross-functional challenges, and driving mission-focused execution. Balance hands-on technical oversight with performance optimization, innovation, and clear stakeholder communication
• Write production quality software in C++
• Produce an Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (A-PNT) system to enable reliable autonomy in GNSS-degraded or denied environments
• Extend and specialize Shield AI’s state-of-the‑art state estimation framework for new sensors, platforms, and missions
• Write test code to validate your software with simulated and real‑world data
• Collaborate with hardware and test teams to validate algorithms/code on aerial platforms
• Write analyzers to ingest data and produce statistics to validate code quality
• Enhance sensor models within a high‑fidelity simulation environment
• Work in a fast‑paced, collaborative, continuous development environment, enhancing analysis and benchmarking capabilities

Benefits

• Excellent Medical Coverage
• Mental Health Employee Assistance Program
• 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

We are seeking a skilled and motivated leaders with 10+ years of experience to manage a technical team supporting the development, integration, and testing of perception algorithms for advanced aerospace, defense, and robotics systemsExceptional collaborator and communicatorExperience working projects with 10+ contributorsTypically requires a minimum of 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 experienceComfortability within Unix environmentsBeing kind to othersA solid foundation in theory related to state estimation, object detection, data association, probabilistic robotics and signal processingHard‑w