Senior Perception & Autonomy Systems Lead

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 229,233 - 343,849; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in Dallas, Texas, seeks a senior leader to manage the HMS Perception team, guiding development of perception algorithms for aerospace, defense, and robotics. You will balance hands-on software work with team leadership and contribute to integrating advanced state estimation onto real hardware.

You will extend the state-of-the-art estimation framework, perform sensor fusion for high-bandwidth exteroceptive sensors on compute-constrained platforms, and deliver production-quality C++

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Typically 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 experience
• 2+ years managing technical teams.
• Demonstrated experience integrating and working with sensor payloads in the DoD space
• Proficient with sensor fusion for noisy high-bandwidth exteroceptive sensors on compute-constrained systems
• A solid foundation in theory related to state estimation, object detection, data association, probabilistic robotics, and signal processing.
• Experience working projects with 10+ contributors
• Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead teams across autonomy, integration, and testing by aligning technical efforts, resolving cross-functional challenges, and driving mission-focused execution.
• 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

Skills

Leadership

Team management

C++ development

Sensor fusion

State estimation

Unix environments

Problem solving

Security clearance

Education

BS/MS in CS/EE/Aerospace/Mech or equivalent

PhD (preferred)

Tools

OpenCV

Kalman Filter

Factor Graphs

Job description

Shield AI in Dallas, Texas, seeks a senior leader to manage the HMS Perception team, guiding development of perception algorithms for aerospace, defense, and robotics. You will balance hands-on software work with team leadership and contribute to integrating advanced state estimation onto real hardware.

You will extend the state-of-the-art estimation framework, perform sensor fusion for high-bandwidth exteroceptive sensors on compute-constrained platforms, and deliver production-quality C++