Shield AIWashington, DCDevelop and integrate autonomy software for launched effects platforms, owning features end-to-end from simulation through live flight testing and deployment in disconnected environments. Requires strong C++ and embedded systems experience plus hardware/software integration skills for defense applications.
Develop & Field Autonomy – Develop and integrate autonomy software solutions onto launched effects platforms, including payload computer bring-up, autopilot integration (e.g., PX4, ArduPilot), multi-agent coordination, and deployment to disconnected or air-gapped environments. Own major features from software-in-the-loop through live flight testing and operational deployment.
Technical Leadership – Own major features or subsystems; drive technical execution, contribute to design decisions, mentor teammates, and help deliver complex autonomy capabilities.
Collaboration Across Teams & Partners – Partner closely with the Autonomy Capabilities team (motion planning, tactics), the Perception team, feature crews, autopilot vendors (e.g., PX4, ArduPilot), C2 providers, and customer/contractor partners to deliver integrated autonomy capabilities.
Design & Documentation – Contribute to design reviews, ICDs, integration planning, and post-mortems while helping improve engineering rigor and cross-team execution.
Pre-deployment Preparation – Build, configure, and validate mission-ready systems for Capability Releases and fleet-scale deployments; coordinate hardware/software compatibility, mission readiness, and release readiness across engineering teams.
On-site Test & Mission Support – Travel to test sites, customer exercises, and live demonstrations to support flight operations, system bring-up, troubleshooting, and mission execution under operational timelines.
Hardware/Software Debugging – Diagnose and resolve integration issues across autonomy software, payload computers, embedded systems, and platform interfaces using simulation, laboratory testing, and operational data.
Mission Data & Debrief Support – Capture mission and test data, reproduce issues in simulation, and partner with autonomy capability owners to rapidly drive improvements into future releases.
Continuous Improvement – Develop tools and processes that improve integration timelines, testing reliability, deployment efficiency, and mission readiness.
C2 Interoperability & Standards – Implement and validate interfaces with C2 providers while supporting compliance with common message and open-systems standards (e.g., UCI, OMS, MOSA, WOSA, TAK/CoT).
Develop and integrate autonomy software for expeditionary unmanned aircraft (V-BAT, X-BAT) including mission behaviors, VTOL control, multi-agent coordination, and sensor integration. Own features from simulation through live flight tests, provide technical leadership, and support field deployments and customer missions.
Senior Software Engineer building the sensor and compute platform for Nuro's autonomous vehicles. Requires 6+ years experience with strong C++ and Linux systems programming skills for real-time robotics applications.
Design and develop sensor and compute systems for autonomous vehicles. Architect reliable onboard software from device drivers to application level using C++ and Linux.
Develop and integrate autonomy software for unmanned platforms across air, maritime, space, and effects domains. Own end-to-end deployment from simulation through live field testing, working with C++ on embedded Linux systems.
Develops tactical autonomy software for unmanned platforms across air, land, sea, and space domains, implementing behaviors for multi-agent coordination, target engagement, and survivability. Requires 5+ years in autonomy/robotics, production C++, and BS/MS/PhD in related field.