Engineer I, Software - Autonomy Capabilities - New Grad - 6129
Shieldai · United States
About this role
## About Shield AI Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with a mission to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include **Hivemind autonomy software**, **V-BAT** and **X-BAT** aircraft, and **Aechelon** simulation and synthetic reality technologies. Learn more at **www.shield.ai** and follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. ## Team: Autonomy Capabilities The **Autonomy Capabilities** team develops reusable software that enables autonomous systems to **plan, decide, coordinate, and execute missions**. Work includes: - Mission behaviors - Motion planning - Multi-agent coordination - Contingency handling across unmanned platforms ## Role Overview (Entry-Level) As an entry-level engineer, you’ll build and test **well-defined autonomy software** with regular guidance from experienced engineers. This is a **full-time** role focused on learning the codebase and delivering **small, reviewable changes**—rather than owning an algorithm or architecture end-to-end. ## What You’ll Do - Implement small, well-defined **C++** changes to autonomy capabilities, examples, configuration, or tooling - Add **unit tests** and **simulation scenarios** using established frameworks and expected behaviors - Analyze simulation outputs and reproduce failures using **logs, visualizations, and debug tools** with guidance - Help connect autonomy capabilities to **perception products**, platform interfaces, and mission software - Document assumptions, test results, and setup instructions; participate in code and design reviews - Collaborate with autonomy, perception, integration, and simulation teammates to understand how capabilities are used ## Hiring Timeline - Seeking **Autonomous Software Engineers** for full-time roles starting in **2027** - **Paid, in-person, full-time** position for students graduating during the **2026–2027** academic year - Applications are currently being reviewed for positions starting **after graduation in 2027**
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