Staff Guidance & Controls Engineer (R4763)

InvestedintheMission; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking an experienced Software Autonomy engineer to own control and autonomy algorithms within the VBAT code base. This full lifecycle role covers algorithm design, software development, unit and integration tests, and flight software qualification and flight test support.

You will also help update and validate simulation models and collaborate across teams to ensure high-quality software for unmanned aerial systems in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 2 years with a Master’s, or a PhD.
• Proven track record of shipping products and delivering high-quality solutions.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills; user-centric software focus.
• Experience with control systems, unmanned aerial systems and/or robotics.
• Outer loop path planning / trajectory synthesis.
• Integrating software in a hierarchical environment.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain control and autonomy algorithms in the VBAT code base.
• Full lifecycle development: algorithm design, software coding, testing, and flight software qualification.
• Update and validate simulation models as required.
• Support flight tests and qualification activities.

Skills

Problem solving

Shipping products

UAS/robotics experience

Hierarchical software integration

Trajectory synthesis

CI/CD familiarity

Test-driven development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

C++

Python

Simulation 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 a member of the Software Autonomy team, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining all of control and autonomy algorithms within the VBAT code base. This is a full lifecycle development opportunity with algorithm development, software design and coding, unit tests, component tests, flight software qualification and flight test support. You will also be responsible for helping update and validate the simulation models as required.

Required qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 2 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD.

• Proven track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed expectations in a fast-paced environment..

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on delivering user-centric software solutions.

• Experience working with control systems, specifically unmanned aerial systems and/or robotics to include

• Outer loop path planning / trajectory synthesis

• Integrating software in a hierarchical environment

Preferred qualifications:

• Familiarity with continuous integration / delivery and test-driven development

• Strong C++ and Python coding experience

• Simulation model development, verification and validation

• Controls knowledge with experience in

• Linear system analysis

• Gain/Phase margin analysis

• Time response

• Filter development and verification / validation

• First order filters

• Kalman filters

• Bandpass filters

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Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

180000 - 280000 USD a year