Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomy & Software

Shield; London (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Systems Engineer, Autonomy & Software to tackle complex systems engineering challenges in the development, integration, and deployment of autonomous defense systems.

The role sits at the intersection of systems engineering, software engineering, and autonomy, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to translate mission needs into robust architectures and verification strategies while keeping a deep technical focus on software and autonomy capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience applying systems engineering principles to defense programs.
• Strong background in software and autonomy.
• Experience developing and debugging software in C++ and Python.

Responsibilities

• Translate mission and customer needs into system requirements, architectures, interfaces and verification strategies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to verify and validate software and autonomy capabilities.
• Support deployment, integration and testing of autonomous systems.

Skills

C++

Python

Systems engineering

Autonomy

Job description

The Systems Engineer, Autonomy & Software at Shield AI is responsible for solving complex systems engineering challenges associated with the development, integration, and deployment of advanced autonomous systems for defense applications.

This role sits at the intersection of systems engineering, software engineering, and autonomy. The Systems Engineer works across multidisciplinary engineering teams to translate mission and customer needs into system requirements, architectures, interfaces, and verification strategies while maintaining a deep technical understanding of the software and autonomy capabilities being delivered.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in software and autonomy, is comfortable developing and debugging software in C++ and Python, and has significant experience applying systems engineering principles within complex defense programs. They should be equally comfortable working at the system level and diving into technical implementation when required.