Staff Robotics Perception Engineer: VIO/SLAM for Autonomy

Shield; London (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a Senior or Staff Robotics Perception Engineer to develop and deploy perception and navigation for autonomous aircraft operating in complex, GNSS-denied environments. The role focuses on VIO/SLAM and camera-IMU fusion, not general AI/ML.

You will advance algorithms from prototype to embedded deployment, conduct field tests, and validate flight performance on operational platforms.

Qualifications

• Expertise in VIO, SLAM, and vision-based navigation.
• Experience deploying algorithms to embedded flight hardware.
• Ability to operate in GNSS-denied environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy advanced perception and navigation capabilities for autonomous aircraft.
• Take algorithms from early prototypes through embedded implementation, field testing and flight validation.

Skills

Visual-inertial odometry

SLAM

Camera-IMU fusion

State estimation

Embedded deployment

Job description

Shield AI seeks a Senior or Staff Robotics Perception Engineer to develop and deploy perception and navigation for autonomous aircraft operating in complex, GNSS-denied environments. The role focuses on VIO/SLAM and camera-IMU fusion, not general AI/ML.

You will advance algorithms from prototype to embedded deployment, conduct field tests, and validate flight performance on operational platforms.