Shield AI
Defense · Defense AI
- HQ
- San Diego, US
- Founded
- 2015
- Website
- shield.ai
Shield AI currently has 39 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles, 51%, are focused on agents, with application roles making up another 36%. The company is primarily hiring for engineering positions. Recent hiring activity shows an 11% increase in new AI roles over the last 30 days.
Currently tracking 35 active AI roles, up 40% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $156k–$320k (avg $238k).
Shield AI currently has 41 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Engineer, State Estimation (Dallas/San Diego/Boston/ DC/ San Fran) (2), Chief Engineer, Chief Engineer, Autonomy (R4614), Computer Vision Engineer (C++), Director, Test Engineering - ACP Programs (R5044). Most positions are in Engineering and Product.
Shield AI's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (51%), application (37%), serving infrastructure (10%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Shield AI is hiring AI talent in: United States (26 roles), Taiwan (3 roles), India (3 roles), United Kingdom (2 roles).
Job postings at Shield AI most frequently reference: agent orchestration, embodied ai, model serving, inference infra, evals.
In the past 30 days, Shield AI has posted 8 new AI-related roles. That is a -27% change versus the prior 30 days (11 → 8).
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer II, Systems Test (R5038) Engineer II, Systems Test (R5038) at Shield AI, a deep-tech company focused on intelligent systems for defense. The role involves leading simulation-driven testing, automation, and software quality efforts for Hivemind autonomy software, ensuring its reliability, safety, and performance in simulated and real-world mission environments. Requires Python proficiency, robotics/UAS experience, and the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance. | Ship | 7 |
| Senior Staff Engineer, Operations Analysis (R4759) Shield AI is seeking a Senior Lead Operational Analyst to model, simulate, and analyze the effectiveness, survivability, and operational impact of their AI-powered aircraft systems. The role involves collaborating with engineering and product teams, performing trade studies, and analyzing force-on-force engagements to inform product decisions and customer engagements. Requires strong knowledge of military operations, M&S, data science, and operational analysis techniques, with an emphasis on applying modern compute and development best practices. |
| Ship |
| 7 |
| Manager, Embedded Software (R4755) Manager for an embedded software team developing avionics for V-BAT aircraft, focusing on integrating hardware, OS, and applications, including AI. The role involves C/C++ development, firmware for robotic vehicles, system architecture design, testing, prototyping, and hiring/mentoring engineers. Experience with autonomous robotic systems and shipping products is required. | Ship | 7 |
| Senior Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983) Senior Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration role at Shield AI, focusing on integrating and deploying autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft systems. Responsibilities include pre-flight preparation, on-site flight test support, hardware/software debugging, and collaboration with various engineering teams. Requires C++, Python, Linux, embedded systems, and sensor integration experience, with a focus on defense applications. | Ship | 7 |
| Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983) Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration role at Shield AI, focusing on integrating autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft systems, preparing them for flight, and providing on-site flight test support. Requires strong systems engineering, debugging, and collaboration skills in a defense context. | Ship | 7 |
| Senior Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983) Senior Staff Engineer, Software role focused on integrating and deploying autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft systems for defense applications. Responsibilities include pre-flight preparation, on-site flight test support, hardware/software debugging, data analysis, and collaboration across engineering teams to ensure mission-critical functionality and continuous improvement. Requires strong systems thinking, C++/Python proficiency, and experience with embedded systems and sensor integration. | Ship | 7 |
| Staff Applications Engineer, Autonomy Staff Applications Engineer role focused on customer-facing technical leadership for AI and autonomy products in the defense industry. This role involves deep product expertise, customer engagement, technical support, application development using SDKs, pre-sales assistance, post-sales deployment, and collaboration with engineering teams to improve products based on field feedback. Requires strong C++ and Python proficiency, with experience in startup environments and integration/applications engineering. | Ship | 7 |
| Senior Applications Engineer, Autonomy Senior Applications Engineer role focused on deploying Shield AI's Hivemind software (AI and autonomy products) in real-world environments, involving significant customer interaction, on-site integration, and technical support. Requires strong C++ and Python skills, with experience in startup and defense aviation/robotics industries preferred. | Ship | 7 |
| Sr Manager, X-BAT Training Design (R4995) Shield AI is seeking an X-BAT Training Design Lead to architect and scale the training ecosystem for next-generation autonomous aircraft systems. This role focuses on designing the system of training, ensuring it evolves with system development, flight testing, and operational deployment, to enable safe and effective real-world use. | Ship | 5 |
| Principal Engineer, Systems (R5048) Principal Systems Engineer to lead and scale systems engineering excellence across software-intensive, autonomy-driven platforms. Focus on model-based systems engineering (MBSE), requirements traceability, and integration of system assurance (including safety) into system design for complex autonomous systems. | Ship | 5 |