Autonomy Systems Integration Engineer

Shield AI; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking an experienced Software Integration Engineer to advance the Hivemind autonomy platform. You will become a power user of the Hivemind SDK, evaluate customer use cases, and provide actionable feedback to Engineering and Product teams to improve integration workflows.

You will lead integration of autonomy capabilities into the platform across SIL/HIL and flight environments, configure sensor drivers and platform adapters, and help ensure mission-ready autonomous systems for

Qualifications

• 7+ years in related engineering roles or 4+ years with PhD.
• Experience with autonomy or middleware is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Become a systems integration expert for autonomous robotics and the AI-powered autonomy stack.
• Configure, deploy, and integrate multi-agent systems across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight platforms.
• Understand the full system end-to-end—from sensor inputs to autonomous behaviors.
• Integrate new capabilities into the autonomy stack and ensure interoperability.

Skills

Programming languages

Python

C++

Autonomous systems

CI/CD

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Comp Eng/Robotics

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

ROS

Simulation tools

HIL testing environments

Job description

Shield AI is seeking an experienced Software Integration Engineer to advance the Hivemind autonomy platform. You will become a power user of the Hivemind SDK, evaluate customer use cases, and provide actionable feedback to Engineering and Product teams to improve integration workflows.

You will lead integration of autonomy capabilities into the platform across SIL/HIL and flight environments, configure sensor drivers and platform adapters, and help ensure mission-ready autonomous systems for