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Shield AI

Shield AI

San Diego, California

AI autonomy software and drones for defense

About

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.

Tech stack

Python, C++, SolidWorks, Linux, MATLAB, Docker, Kubernetes, TypeScript, Bash, Go, Git, AWS, Azure, Terraform, gRPC

Perks & benefits

Health insurance, Parental leave, Pet insurance, Gym membership, 401k match

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Shield AI

Shield AI

San Diego, CA

Staff Engineer, Aircraft Configuration Design
$144k+/yrOn-site7+ YOEHardware Engineering

Design and integrate aircraft configurations for autonomous UAV platforms, supporting sizing, CAD modeling, aerodynamic and structural analysis, prototyping, and production transition. Requires a relevant bachelor's degree, 5 years of aircraft design experience, and an active Secret clearance.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Diego, CA
Senior Platform Engineer
$141k+/yrHybrid7+ YOEDevOps / SRE

Designs and operates shared cloud and private-cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, Kubernetes capabilities, and developer self-service tools. Requires 7+ years in platform, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE, with strong Terraform, Ansible, Linux, Kubernetes, and public-cloud experience.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Mateo, CA
Senior Network Engineer
$140k+/yrOn-site6+ YOEDevOps / SRE

Designs, deploys, and operates secure, resilient enterprise and cloud networks across data centers, on-premises environments, and AWS and Azure. Requires 6+ years of production network experience plus expertise in routing, switching, firewalls, automation, and hybrid connectivity.

Shield AI

Shield AI

United States

Internal Communications Manager
$110k+/yrRemote5+ YOECommunications

Leads internal communications for enterprise priorities, organizational change, acquisitions, integrations, and employee programs. Requires 5–7 years of communications experience, excellent writing and editing skills, and the ability to manage complex cross-functional projects.

Shield AI

Shield AI

London, United Kingdom

Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomy & Software
No salary listedHybrid5+ YOEOther

Develop and integrate autonomous defense systems by translating mission needs into architectures, requirements, interfaces, and verification strategies. The role requires 5+ years of experience with complex software-intensive systems, strong C++ and Python skills, and expertise in autonomy and systems engineering.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Kyiv, Ukraine
Senior Technical Program Manager
No salary listedOn-site5+ YOETechnical Program Management

Leads complex UAV software development programs across multidisciplinary teams, managing plans, budgets, requirements, dependencies, and risks. Requires strong project-management knowledge, leadership, scheduling-tool proficiency, and experience with both agile and waterfall processes.

Shield AI

Shield AI

United States

Creative Production Lead
$76k+/yrRemote3+ YOEBrand Design

Leads visual design and production for proposals, presentations, and bid materials, translating complex technical information into clear client-facing assets. Requires 3+ years of relevant experience, advanced Adobe Creative Cloud skills, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Seattle, WA
Senior Site Infrastructure Engineer
$110k+/yrOn-site5+ YOEDevOps / SRE

Designs and supports physical IT infrastructure across offices, labs, manufacturing facilities, and data centers, including racks, cabling, power, cooling, documentation, and capacity planning. Requires 5+ years of physical infrastructure engineering experience and strong cross-functional project execution.

Shield AI

Shield AI

London, United Kingdom

Senior DevSecOps Engineer
No salary listedHybrid5+ YOEDevOps / SRE

Designs and operates secure development infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for autonomous defence systems. Requires at least five years of DevOps or related experience, plus UK defence or regulated national-security experience and knowledge of Secure by Design and assurance practices.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Senior Engineer, Modelling and Simulation
No salary listedOn-site5+ YOEEmbedded Engineering

Leads architecture, implementation, integration, and operationalisation of high-performance real-time and faster-than-real-time simulation systems for uncrewed aircraft autonomy. Requires senior software engineering and systems integration experience, C++, Python, containerisation, Linux, and technical team leadership.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Engineer II, Autonomy
No salary listedOn-siteEmbedded Engineering

Design, implement, simulate, and integrate autonomous behaviors for uncrewed aircraft using C++, robotics, perception, sensor fusion, and planning. The role requires substantial professional experience and a relevant tertiary qualification, with opportunities to lead and mentor junior engineers.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Diego, CA

Principal Engineer, Electrical
$210k+/yrOn-site10+ YOEHardware Engineering

Leads flight-critical avionics and electrical subsystem design for autonomous aircraft, owning hardware development from concept through validation. Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 10+ years as an electrical engineer, and expertise in circuit design, testing, and debugging.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Diego, CA
Engineer II, Battery Test
$96k+/yrOn-siteHardware Engineering

Conducts setup, operation, troubleshooting, and data analysis for battery energy-storage test systems supporting aircraft development. Requires a technical bachelor's degree, hands-on battery or electrochemical experience, and hardware-testing skills with instrumentation and data acquisition.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Dallas, TX

Staff Engineer, Power Electronics
$150k+/yrOn-site7+ YOEHardware Engineering

Leads flight-critical high- and low-voltage power electronics design for an autonomous aircraft, from concept through production and validation. Requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, 6+ years of power electronics experience, product-shipping experience, and technical leadership.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Seattle, WA

Senior Staff Engineer, PCB Design
$180k+/yrOn-site10+ YOEHardware Engineering

Design production PCB layouts for complex digital, analog, RF, high-speed, and power electronics used in aircraft. The role requires 10+ years of PCB layout experience and expertise in stack-ups, manufacturability, signal and power integrity, and Altium Designer.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Diego, CA
Senior Software Engineer
$120k+/yrOn-site5+ YOEFullstack Engineering

Build and operate reusable full-stack applications, backend services, SDKs, and APIs for shared product capabilities. The role requires at least four years of software engineering experience, strong systems thinking, and ownership of secure production software.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Diego, CA
Manager, Software Engineering
$170k+/yrOn-site7+ YOEEngineering Management

Leads a hands-on Shared Services Engineering team building and operating reusable services, SDKs, APIs, and customer-facing systems. Requires 7+ years of software engineering experience, engineering management experience, and strong technical judgment across distributed and full-stack systems.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Diego, CA

Staff Engineer, Perception Software
$200k+/yrOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering

Develop production C++ perception capabilities for autonomous systems, spanning algorithms, libraries, integration, validation, and release. The role requires deep expertise in at least one perception domain, strong systems debugging, and experience delivering maintainable software in complex robotics or real-time environments.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Mateo, CA

Staff Business Systems Analyst – Procure to Pay
$140k+/yrOn-site10+ YOEProduct Operations

Leads Finance’s Procure to Pay processes and the full-lifecycle Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP implementation, including process design, configuration, migration, testing, go-live, and optimization. Requires extensive financial systems experience, Oracle Fusion expertise, and the ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders, vendors, controls, and delivery.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Mateo, CA

Staff Business Systems Analyst – Record to Report
$140k+/yrOn-site10+ YOEBusiness Operations

Own the Record to Report function for Oracle Fusion Cloud, leading a full lifecycle ERP implementation while managing finance systems, controls, integrations, data migration, and ongoing optimization. Requires extensive ERP and financial applications experience, hands-on Oracle Fusion expertise, and strong project leadership.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Mateo, CA

Staff Business Systems Analyst – Order to Cash
$140k+/yrOn-site10+ YOEBusiness Operations

Leads Order to Cash process ownership and the full lifecycle Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP implementation, partnering across Finance, IT, and vendors. Requires extensive financial applications and ERP experience, hands-on Oracle Fusion expertise, and strong project, controls, and stakeholder-management skills.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Dallas, TX

Senior Program Finance Analyst
$89k+/yrOn-site5+ YOEFinance & Accounting

The Senior Program Finance Analyst builds financial models, forecasts program performance, analyzes variances, and advises cross-functional leaders on risks, opportunities, and operational decisions. The role requires a bachelor's degree, at least three years of finance experience, advanced Excel and modeling skills, and Power BI expertise.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Dallas, TX

Lead Program Finance
$110k+/yrOn-site5+ YOEFinance & Accounting

Lead financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and program finance activities while partnering with operational and program teams. Requires 5+ years of finance or FP&A experience, advanced Excel and modeling skills, Power BI expertise, and a bachelor’s degree.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Mateo, CA

Senior Manager, Corporate Finance
$170k+/yrOn-site8+ YOEFinance & Accounting

Leads corporate FP&A by owning integrated three-statement modeling, AOP and long-range planning, cash forecasting, and Board-level reporting. Requires 8+ years of experience, public-company FP&A expertise, advanced Excel and modeling skills, and strong financial statement knowledge.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Dallas, TX

Staff, Field Solutions Engineer
$187k+/yrOn-site7+ YOESales Engineering

Leads technical presales and capture efforts for uncrewed aircraft and autonomy solutions across Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania. Requires at least five years of relevant experience, a technical bachelor's degree or equivalent, and expertise in defense systems, customer engagement, and proposal development.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Staff Engineer, Software Test
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEQA Engineering

Staff-level engineer responsible for building automated test infrastructure and executing software verification across simulation, hardware, and vehicle environments for autonomy systems. Requires a relevant bachelor’s degree, substantial test automation experience, Python, Linux, and CI/CD expertise.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Senior Engineer, Test
No salary listedOn-site5+ YOEQA Engineering

Develop automated test infrastructure and system-level verification for autonomy software across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and vehicle environments. The role requires strong Python, Linux, CI/CD, and software verification experience, with a bachelor's degree and senior-level testing background.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEEmbedded Engineering

Senior autonomy engineer designing, testing, and integrating autonomous capabilities for uncrewed aircraft. The role requires strong modern C++ experience, substantial robotics or aerospace systems experience, and leadership of junior engineers.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Staff Engineer, Modelling and Simulation
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEEmbedded Engineering

Leads the architecture and delivery of high-performance, distributed simulation systems for uncrewed aircraft mission autonomy. The role requires extensive software and systems integration experience, modern C++, Python, containerisation, Linux, and technical leadership.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Staff Field Solutions Engineer
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOESales Engineering

Provides customer-facing technical expertise for defense simulation, synthetic environments, and AI-enabled mission systems. Supports discovery, demonstrations, proposals, and solution design, requiring 7+ years of simulation or related technical experience and strong communication skills.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Staff Engineer, Quality Assurance
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEQA Engineering

Leads software quality assurance across the SDLC, including automated, regression, integration, and operational testing for embedded software and hardware environments. Requires a relevant tertiary qualification, cross-platform testing expertise, Agile experience, and strong problem-solving skills.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Senior Engineer, Autonomy
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEEmbedded Engineering

Hands-on autonomy engineer designing, developing, simulating, and integrating autonomous capabilities for uncrewed aircraft. Requires strong modern C++, substantial robotics or aerospace systems experience, and a tertiary qualification in a relevant technical field.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Staff Engineer, Autonomy
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEEmbedded Engineering

Staff Autonomy Engineer designing, integrating, and validating autonomous behaviors for uncrewed aircraft. The role requires strong modern C++ experience, professional robotics or aerospace systems experience, and expertise in areas such as perception, sensor fusion, planning, or controls.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Staff Deep Learning Engineer
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering

Develop and deploy deep-learning perception solutions for autonomous and non-autonomous platforms, taking computer vision research into real-time edge production. Requires deep learning and computer vision experience, modern model architectures, and relevant tertiary qualifications.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Washington, DC

Staff Engineer, Operations Analyst
$157k+/yrOn-site7+ YOEData Science

Leads operational analysis, modeling, simulation, and wargaming for autonomous aircraft systems, translating military mission insights into design and product decisions. Requires 7+ years of experience, defense operational expertise, and proficiency with aerospace simulation tools and modern software workflows.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Senior Staff Deep Learning Engineer
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEML Engineering

Develop and deploy advanced deep-learning computer vision and perception solutions for edge devices, while contributing to research, scalable MLOps tooling, and production optimization. Requires 3–5 years of industry experience, relevant tertiary qualifications, and expertise in modern vision architectures.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Staff C++ Build and Release Engineer
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEDevOps / SRE

Own reproducible C++ build and release workflows, containerized CI/CD, artifact promotion, and edge deployment for autonomy and vision products. The role requires strong production C++, build-system, container, Linux, and constrained-environment delivery experience.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Senior Staff Engineer, C++ Software - Edge Systems
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEBackend Engineering

Provides hands-on technical leadership for production C++ software running on Linux edge-compute platforms. The role spans architecture, sensor and imaging integration, performance optimization, and cross-team delivery for mission-critical autonomous systems.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Seattle, WA

Senior Manager, Materials Planning & Logistics – Development Programs
$160k+/yrOn-site8+ YOEBusiness Operations

Leads materials planning, inventory, production control, and logistics readiness for autonomous aircraft development programs and a greenfield manufacturing facility. Requires substantial supply chain leadership experience, hardware development exposure, ERP/MRP expertise, and the ability to support NPI and production ramp.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Staff Engineer, System Software
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEOther

Leads systems engineering and model-based architecture work for autonomy, perception, and mission-level solutions. The role requires substantial systems engineering experience, STEM education, MBSE expertise, and strong cross-functional communication.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Senior Engineer, System Software
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEOther

Senior systems engineer responsible for requirements, architecture, and MBSE modeling across autonomy, perception, and mission-level systems. Requires substantial systems engineering experience, a STEM degree, and familiarity with complex hardware/software integrations.

Shield AI

Shield AI

London, United Kingdom

Staff Talent Sourcer
No salary listedOn-site8+ YOERecruiting

Leads strategic talent sourcing and market intelligence across European markets for highly specialized technical and business roles. Requires 8+ years of sourcing experience, deep EU talent-market expertise, advanced sourcing-platform skills, and hands-on use of AI-powered workflows and automation.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Washington, DC

Senior Engineer, Operations Analyst
$128k+/yrOn-site5+ YOEData Science

Leads operational analysis, modeling, simulation, and wargaming for autonomous aircraft systems, translating military mission insights into design decisions and capability improvements. Requires 5+ years of operational analysis or military operations research experience and expertise in defense modeling tools and modern simulation workflows.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Dallas, TX

Oracle Implementation Lead
$12k+/yrOn-siteSolutions Architecture

Leads Oracle Cloud Supply Chain implementation across key modules, then transitions to Oracle system administration and material planning. The role requires ERP implementation experience, supply chain operations knowledge, and the ability to translate business requirements into system configurations.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Senior Contracts Manager
No salary listedHybrid8+ YOELegal

Leads complex defence and technology contracting across tenders, negotiations, contract administration, claims, and closeout. Requires at least eight years of relevant experience, Australian Defence contracting expertise including ASDEFCON, and strong knowledge of hardware, software, intellectual property, and international transactions.

Shield AI

Shield AI

United States

Associate Systems Administrator
$70k+/yrOn-site1+ YOEIT Support

Provides enterprise end-user support, junior systems administration, endpoint management, identity administration, and IT asset lifecycle services. Requires 1–3 years of IT support experience and familiarity with Windows, macOS, identity platforms, networking, and endpoint management tools.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Dallas, TX

Staff Engineer, Embedded Firmware
$160k+/yrOn-site7+ YOEEmbedded Engineering

Develop embedded firmware and software architectures for UAV avionics, integrating RTOS platforms, sensors, autonomy systems, and hardware-in-the-loop testing. The role requires staff-level embedded development expertise in C/C++, bare-metal systems, Linux or RTOS bring-up, and a STEM degree.

Shield AI

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia

Staff Engineer, UI
No salary listedOn-site7+ YOEFrontend Engineering

Staff software engineer developing and maintaining C++ and JavaScript/React applications, primarily for mission systems and support tools. Requires a computer science or software engineering background, strong problem-solving skills, and experience building and maintaining software modules.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Diego, CA

Staff Engineer, Safety-Critical Software
$200k+/yrOn-site10+ YOEBackend Engineering

Leads architecture, development, integration, and certification-oriented testing of C++ safety-critical software that monitors autonomous systems and ensures safe operation. Requires substantial experience with real-time systems, software assurance standards, technical leadership, and mentoring.

Shield AI

Shield AI

San Diego, CA
Senior Staff Engineer, Systems Integration
$184k+/yrOn-site7+ YOEFullstack Engineering

Design and integrate cross-platform C++ and Python software for distributed real-time, simulation, and third-party systems. The role requires senior-level systems engineering experience, Linux proficiency, CI/CD and containerization expertise, and an active SECRET clearance.