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Shield AIShield AISan Diego, CA

Manager, Engineering

Lead a team of engineers responsible for integrating, validating, and scaling the Hivemind autonomy platform across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight environments. Requires 7+ years experience, technical leadership in integration and test, and hands-on expertise with autonomy stacks, Python/C++, and ROS.

160k – 240k
On-site7+ YOEEngineering Management

About the role

What you'll do

  • Mentor, and develop a team of engineers focused on software integration, system validation, and developer experience.
  • Establish team priorities, drive execution, and foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
  • Actively contribute to system integration, validation, and debugging activities and develop deep expertise in our autonomy stack.
  • Guide the architecture and implementation of integration frameworks, deployment workflows, and configuration management tools that streamline validation across Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and flight environments.
  • Review system logs, telemetry, and rosbag data to diagnose integration defects.
  • Lead cross-functional investigations, establish corrective actions, and create tooling that accelerates debugging and issue resolution.
  • Ensure integrated capabilities meet product requirements and interface specifications.

Required qualifications

  • Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or a related field; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or 4 years with a PhD.
  • Proficiency in programming languages including Python or C++.
  • Experience with autonomous systems or middleware.
  • Demonstrated experience designing integration workflows, communicating system dependencies, and triaging and reporting integration defects across subsystem boundaries.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively across various teams and presenting to customers or technical leadership.
  • Experience leading software integration engineers and owning integration roadmaps and release schedules.

Preferred qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience building complex systems with a strong understanding of software architecture and design principles.
  • Experience with hardware or embedded systems.
  • Expert knowledge of Python.
  • Experience with ROS.
  • Experience with white box testing.
  • Familiarity with networking, operating-systems, and radio communications.
  • Experience supporting customer applications.

Skills

PythonC++ROSAutonomous SystemsMiddlewareSoftware IntegrationSystem ValidationHardware-In-The-LoopSoftware-In-The-LoopDebuggingSoftware Architecture

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