Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting 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. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Shield AI has been redefining autonomous aviation with cutting-edge AI and GPS/RF-denied navigation technologies for the past few years.

We’re looking for a software engineer, well versed in development and testing, to help continue building V-BAT's test operations, specifically automation capabilities and tools used to test software components ranging from autonomy, embedded systems, ground control applications, and more – you will gather requirements and write software to automate them.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Work directly with our GNC and Embedded teams daily to build software that leverages simulation, avionics, and/or custom hardware to automate testing

Define test cases to verify and validate embedded or GNC software at a system level, automating them to run continuously

Implement software interfaces and drivers to orchestrate simulation environments, hardware devices, and test equipment – enabling real-world behaviors, failure injection, and hardware manipulation for various test scenarios

Quickly prototype solutions using software & hardware to unblock testing, harden your prototype into scalable products for continuous release testing

Support release test planning and execution leading up to flight test events and major product milestones

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

2+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree (CE, CS, EE); or some industry experience (intern, startup, self-projects) with a Master’s or PhD degree

Strong C++ or Python skills, basic proficiency in the other

Familiarity with common version control (git) and build/packaging systems (CMake, Poetry, etc)

Passion for growth, fast-paced environments, and holding self to a high standard of excellence

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

5+ years of related experience building automated test solutions

Experience building automated test solutions for aircraft of autonomous vehicles

Experience in automated testing, bare-metal firmware development, or simulation tooling

Ability to obtain security clearance

Software Test Automation Engineer (R4719)

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