Engineer II, Software - Factory - New Grad - 6217

Roboticsconnected; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Software Engineer II for the HMS Factory Team to help build and maintain automated testing, log-analysis, and scenario-generation tools that support the Hivemind Platform. You will work with experienced engineers to evaluate AI Pilot behaviors through repeatable simulation testing and data-driven analysis.

This hands-on role is ideal for an early-career developer interested in autonomy, simulation, and distributed test infrastructure, contributing Python tooling, test

Qualifications

• Early-career developer with interest in autonomy, simulation, and software testing.
• Experience with Python-based tooling and test automation is preferred.
• Familiarity with containerized infrastructure and distributed test orchestration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated testing, log-analysis, and scenario-generation tools for the Hivemind Platform.
• Collaborate with software, autonomy, and systems engineers to evaluate AI Pilot behaviors through repeatable simulation testing and data-driven performance analysis.
• Contribute Python tooling, test automation scripts, analysis utilities, and documentation that help autonomy and systems developers run tests and understand results.
• Help improve the reliability, usability, and scalability of the team’s testing and analysis ecosystem.

Skills

Python

Automation testing

Data analysis

Distributed systems

Containerized infrastructure

Tools

Testing tools

Job description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job Description

As an Software EngineerII on the HMS Factory Team, you will help build and maintain automated testing, log-analysis, and scenario-generation tools that support the Hivemind Platform (HMP). You will work with experienced software, autonomy, and systems engineers to help teams evaluate AI Pilot behaviors through repeatable simulation testing and data-driven performance analysis.

This is a hands‑on engineering role for an early‑career developer interested in autonomy, simulation, software test infrastructure, data analysis, and distributed systems. You will contribute Python‑based tooling, test automation scripts, analysis utilities, and documentation that help autonomy and systems developers run tests, understand simulation results, and identify software issues.

You will also gain exposure to secure and commercial development environments, build and dependency‑management workflows, containerized infrastructure, and distributed test orchestration. Under guidance from senior engineers, you will help improve the reliability, usability, and scalability of the team’s testing and analysis ecosystem.