About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its flagship autonomy software, Hivemind, powers aircraft, drones, and other platforms, enabling complex missions with high reliability in contested environments. With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and internationally, Shield AI’s products actively support U.S. and allied operations worldwide.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
As a Principal Systems Engineer of Safety for the Hivemind Enterprise team, you will be the subject matter expert for approach to certifiability support within the Hivemind SDK. You will partner with our customer Safety community and internal leaders across product engineering, solutions engineering, and aircraft to pioneer the future architecture and framework of certifiable autonomy. The right person for this role has knowledge of processes and development practices for certification of autonomy, including design, development, test, analysis, software maintenance/sustainment, and continuous improvement. If you are someone who has hands-on experience in software certification and safety and wants to create the ecosystem for how the community develops and certifies autonomy, then come join the team!
JOB DESCRIPTION:
As a Principal Systems Engineer of Safety for the Hivemind Enterprise team, you will be the subject matter expert for approach to certifiability support within the Hivemind SDK. You will partner with our customer Safety community and internal leaders across product engineering, solutions engineering, and aircraft to pioneer the future architecture and framework of certifiable autonomy. The right person for this role has knowledge of processes and development practices for certification of autonomy, including design, development, test, analysis, software maintenance/sustainment, and continuous improvement. If you are someone who has hands-on experience in software certification and safety and wants to create the ecosystem for how the community develops and certifies autonomy, then come join the team!
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its flagship autonomy software, Hivemind, powers aircraft, drones, and other platforms, enabling complex missions with high reliability in contested environments. With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and internationally, Shield AI’s products actively support U.S. and allied operations worldwide.