San Diego, California
AI autonomy software and drones for defense
Shield AI builds Hivemind, an AI pilot software that enables drones and aircraft to operate autonomously in GPS- and comms-denied environments. It serves the US military and allies with products like V-BAT and X-BAT for ISR, targeting, and combat. This protects service members by replacing human pilots in high-threat missions.
Drives the full sales lifecycle and capture strategy for Hivemind autonomy solutions across U.S. government and defense accounts. The role requires 10–15+ years of complex technical sales experience, government acquisition expertise, and a proven record of closing strategic deals.
Leads the Guidance and Control team responsible for developing, integrating, qualifying, and flight-testing autonomy and control algorithms for unmanned aerial systems. Requires substantial engineering leadership experience, controls expertise, and a track record of shipping products and developing high-performing teams.
Leads operational analysis, modeling, simulation, and wargaming for autonomous aircraft systems in contested military environments. The role requires 9+ years of defense or aerospace analysis experience, a STEM bachelor’s degree, and an active Secret clearance.
Conducts operational analysis, modeling, simulation, and wargaming to evaluate autonomous aircraft effectiveness, survivability, and mission impact. The role requires a STEM bachelor’s degree, at least seven years of defense or aerospace analysis experience, and the ability to obtain required security clearances.
Leads international technology-release, foreign-disclosure, and security-cooperation strategy for advanced autonomy, aircraft, and AI-enabled defense capabilities. Requires 12+ years in national security or international defense policy, extensive interagency experience, and the ability to translate sophisticated technologies into persuasive policy and engagement strategies.
Leads enterprise strategy, capital allocation analysis, and cross-functional operational execution across aerospace, AI, hardware, and international growth initiatives. Requires substantial strategy or high-rigor experience, strong financial modeling skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Leads strategic finance for complex aerospace and defense hardware/software products, owning integrated long-range models, valuations, cash flow forecasts, and investor-grade analysis. Requires 8–10 years of experience, public-company strategic finance leadership, deep A&D exposure, and elite financial modeling skills.
Leads financial strategy and execution for a strategic government technology program, including forecasting, EAC, financial modeling, reporting, and process improvement. Requires 7+ years of progressive program finance experience, a bachelor’s degree, government-contract expertise, and an active U.S. security clearance.
Leads enterprise strategy development, capital allocation analysis, and cross-functional operational execution across aerospace, AI, defense, and international growth initiatives. Requires substantial experience in strategy or other high-rigor roles, strong financial modeling skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Manages global accounting close, consolidation, general ledger operations, reconciliations, and internal controls while improving scalable accounting systems and processes. Requires a bachelor’s degree, strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, and experience coordinating cross-functional work.
Manages global accounting close, consolidation, reconciliations, internal controls, and process improvements for a high-growth technology company. Requires a bachelor's degree, strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, analytical and collaboration skills, and experience in controlled accounting environments.
The Senior Accountant owns assigned close activities and key general ledger cycles while improving controls, reconciliations, and accounting processes. The role requires a bachelor’s degree, CPA eligibility, and at least four years of progressive accounting experience.
The Senior Accountant owns key close activities and balance sheet and P&L areas while improving controls, reconciliations, and accounting processes. Requires a bachelor’s degree, CPA eligibility, and at least four years of progressive accounting experience.
Shapes enterprise systems, data, and integration architecture across business domains and regulated multi-environment operations. The role requires 15+ years of architecture experience, expertise in sensitive-data constraints and integration patterns, and the ability to guide strategic modernization programs.
Builds governed Silver and Gold data models, semantic assets, and reusable transformation patterns on Databricks for business domains such as finance, RevOps, marketing, and HR. Requires 5+ years in analytics or data engineering, strong SQL and dimensional modeling expertise, and effective stakeholder collaboration.
Leads the operational reliability, security, observability, deployment standards, and governance of Databricks for enterprise data workloads. Requires 12+ years in platform, SRE, or cloud data infrastructure engineering plus production Databricks experience and expertise in CI/CD, secure execution, and regulated environments.
Customer-facing technical expert supporting Hivemind autonomy sales, demonstrations, proposals, and mission-specific solution development. Requires 7+ years of relevant experience and strong knowledge of autonomy, robotics, defense technology, and technical customer engagements.
Leads U.S. facilities operations across a growing, technically complex portfolio, overseeing regional teams, maintenance, vendors, budgets, risk, and lifecycle integration. Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 12+ years in facilities or operations, and substantial multi-site leadership experience.
Leads enterprise-wide environmental, health, and safety governance, compliance, emergency preparedness, and security programs across corporate facilities. The role requires 12+ years of progressive EH&S experience, strong regulatory expertise, and the ability to lead teams and cross-functional initiatives.
Coordinates Oracle ERP implementation activities and broader Finance Transformation PMO initiatives, maintaining schedules, governance artifacts, communications, risks, and stakeholder alignment. Requires at least two years of project coordination experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and project-tracking tools.
Leads complex Oracle Fusion ERP and finance transformation programs from initiation through go-live and stabilization, coordinating cross-functional workstreams, vendors, governance, schedules, risks, and executive stakeholders. Requires 6+ years of project management experience and substantial ERP program leadership.
This customer-facing technical expert supports sales, demonstrations, proposals, and capture activities for autonomy and mission software solutions. The role requires 7+ years of relevant experience, strong simulation and AI systems knowledge, customer engagement skills, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Provides customer-facing technical expertise for Hivemind autonomy solutions, translating defense and security mission needs into feasible solution concepts, demonstrations, and proposals. Requires 7+ years of technical customer-facing experience and strong knowledge of autonomy, AI-enabled systems, unmanned systems, or related defense technologies.
Leads multidisciplinary electrical engineering, avionics analysis, and build/test teams responsible for the reliability and manufacturability of an unmanned aircraft platform. Requires 10+ years of experience, electrical design expertise, and a demonstrated record of building high-performing technical organizations.
The Staff Cybersecurity Platform Engineer designs and optimizes secure network, cloud, and infrastructure architectures, implements compliance and threat-mitigation controls, and resolves complex platform issues. The role requires 5+ years of relevant experience, a related bachelor's or master's degree, and eligibility for a DoD Secret clearance.
Leads end-to-end integration, verification, and flight-test campaigns for mission autonomy on small UAS, serving as the technical authority for readiness, execution, risk, and data-driven decisions. Requires a STEM bachelor's degree and 7+ years of system integration and test experience.
Leads development and deployment of autonomy software for satellites and missile-defense systems, spanning optimization, tasking, planning, and sensor or track fusion. The role requires 7+ years of related experience, strong C++ and Python skills, robotics expertise, and the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
Leads technical direction and develops autonomy algorithms and high-performance software for satellite and missile-defense applications. The role requires deep robotics, optimization, control, and unmanned-systems expertise, along with significant experience integrating capabilities into real-world platforms.
Build and deploy autonomy software for satellites and missile-defense systems, spanning optimization, tasking, scheduling, track fusion, and motion planning. The role requires strong C++ and Python skills, robotics or unmanned-systems experience, simulation expertise, and the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
Build and evolve the infrastructure platform that deploys and operates customer environments. The role focuses on Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, deployment automation, observability, reliability, security, and collaborative continuous delivery practices.
Leads production quality engineering for advanced unmanned aircraft systems, including nonconformance disposition, root cause investigations, corrective actions, process controls, and production readiness. Requires a bachelor's degree and at least three years of manufacturing quality experience.
Leads hands-on integration, readiness, troubleshooting, and field testing for Hivemind across unmanned aircraft, robotic systems, autonomy software, onboard compute, communications, and sensors. Requires 10+ years of cross-disciplinary UxS or UAS integration experience and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
Deploy, troubleshoot, and sustain Hivemind autonomy products in customer operating environments while translating field issues into durable support processes and product feedback. Requires 5+ years of hands-on technical experience, C++ and scripting proficiency, strong customer communication, and willingness to travel at least 50%.
Sources mechanical components and manages supplier performance, quotations, purchase orders, and material readiness for aerospace and defense manufacturing programs. Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 3+ years in sourcing or purchasing, and familiarity with engineering drawings, ERP systems, and manufacturing processes.
Leads strategic sourcing and supplier management for mechanical components supporting aerospace and defense programs. The role requires 5+ years of regulated-manufacturing sourcing experience, technical drawing and manufacturing-process knowledge, supplier negotiation skills, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Designs, deploys, and optimizes secure, reliable networking for an unmanned aerial system operating in challenging environments. The role requires substantial network engineering experience, programming skills in C, C++, or Python, and expertise across networking layers, routing, switching, and real-time communications.
Leads facility planning, multidisciplinary design management, and project delivery as the owner's representative for complex manufacturing, laboratory, engineering, office, and secure facilities. Requires a relevant bachelor's degree, 10+ years of experience, AutoCAD proficiency, and the ability to obtain a U.S. SECRET clearance.
Designs and validates multidisciplinary hardware test systems for critical aerospace UAV components, including PCBs, fixtures, automated sequences, and environmental testing. Requires a bachelor's degree and at least three years of hardware design and test engineering experience.
Leads mechanical design and system integration for airborne or ruggedized hardware from concept through production. The role requires a mechanical engineering bachelor's degree, 8+ years of product development experience, strong CAD skills, and technical leadership across electrical, RF, manufacturing, and test teams.
Leads end-to-end revenue accounting, contract review, ASC 606 technical conclusions, close activities, and scalable order-to-cash controls. Requires 8+ years of relevant experience, a bachelor's degree, and expertise in complex contracts, cross-functional partnership, process improvement, and audit readiness.
Leads end-to-end product design for next-generation UAS ground control software, creating complex, high-information-density interfaces for planning, command, and monitoring. Requires 7+ years of design or HCI experience, strong Figma expertise, and experience with interactive systems and usability testing.
Leads prototype manufacturing for autonomous aircraft, building flight-ready hardware, developing scalable processes, and providing DFM feedback. Requires 10+ years of aerospace or prototype experience, advanced composites and structural assembly expertise, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Leads software integration of autonomy capabilities across aerospace and operational platforms, developing interfaces and deployment frameworks while validating systems through SIL, HIL, and VIL environments. Requires a bachelor's degree, 4–7 years of complex-systems integration experience, and expertise in C++, Python, Linux, and robotics middleware.
Leads the design, automation, and execution of mechanical and structural tests for advanced aerospace systems. Requires 8+ years of mechanical testing or product development experience, strong hydraulic and sensor expertise, Python proficiency, and advanced Siemens NX CAD skills.
Designs and automates electrical and multidisciplinary test systems for UAV components, including PCBs, fixtures, and environmental validation. The role requires an electrical engineering background or equivalent hands-on experience, with Python and PCB/CAD experience preferred.
Designs, validates, and deploys multidisciplinary electrical and mechanical test systems for critical aerospace hardware, including custom PCBs, fixtures, and automated Python test sequences. Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of hardware design and test engineering experience.
Senior Staff Systems Test Engineer responsible for integration testing, verification and validation of full aircraft autonomy, flight controller, and GCS software. Requires 10+ years testing complex integrated systems, test automation (ideally with simulation), and strong SDLC knowledge for vehicle/autonomy systems.
Build and maintain GenAI tooling, automation, and integrations that accelerate software engineering workflows for robotics and autonomy teams. Requires hands-on LLM tool development, DevOps automation, secure cloud/container experience, and ability to obtain SECRET clearance.
Owns design and execution of quarterly enablement bootcamps and tenured seller plans for Shield AI's Go-to-Market organization. Builds curricula, facilitates programs, measures readiness, and drives measurable seller productivity gains through structured learning on a fixed cadence. Requires 5+ years in sales enablement or related B2B tech roles with strong facilitation and content creation skills.
Communications Associate responsible for writing press releases, social posts, op-eds, and thought leadership content while supporting media outreach, executive communications, and stakeholder coordination in defense technology and AI. Requires 2-4 years experience, strong writing skills, and interest in national security.