Generative AI Application Engineer, Learning & Development (R5856)

Shield; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in San Diego seeks a Senior AI Engineer, Hivemind Learning & Development, to build AI-powered training systems, content, and measurement capabilities that accelerate engineering learning and product adoption. You will develop hands-on training experiences and tooling to translate product changes into impactful workshops.

You will own an AI training coach, create workshops from learning objectives, and partner with autonomy, applications engineering, and customer success to deliver

Qualifications

• The Senior AI Engineer will contribute to AI training initiatives and learning tooling.
• They will collaborate with multiple teams to build curricula and labs.

Responsibilities

• Own an AI training coach that provides grounded, context-aware guidance.
• Create tooling to turn learning objectives and product changes into high-quality workshops.
• Partner with autonomy, applications engineering, and customer success to produce curricula, labs, and assessments.

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-BATaircraft, 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:

The Senior AI Engineer, Hivemind Learning & Development is a hands-on individual contributor who will build the AI-powered products, content systems, and measurement capabilities that help engineers learn Hivemind faster and apply it successfully. Embedded within the Hivemind Learning & Development team, this role combines production AI engineering, developer experience, and technical education.

You will own an AI training coach that provides grounded, context-aware guidance; create tooling that turns learning objectives and product changes into high-quality workshops; and partner with autonomy experts to produce deeply technical curricula, labs, and assessments. The role works closely with Applications Engineering, Hivemind engineering and Customer Success.

Success is defined by trusted learning products that ship, shorter time to technical proficiency, faster and more consistent workshop development, content that stays current with Hivemind releases, and clear evidence that training improves customer capability and product adoption.