Senior Manager, GNC (R5627)

Shield AI
Dallas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 230,000 - 350,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Problem-solving","Analytical skills","Cross-functional negotiation"]

Lead and maintain guidance, navigation, and control algorithms within the VBAT codebase. Own full lifecycle development—algorithm development, software design/coding, unit and component testing, flight software qualification, and flight test support. Coordinate tightly across the Hivemind, state estimation, simulation, aerodynamics, and embedded software teams to negotiate workshare and integrate solutions, delivering robust autonomy and control software for unmanned aerial systems.

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Senior Manager, GNC (R5627)

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Job Summary

Lead and maintain guidance, navigation, and control algorithms within the VBAT codebase. Own full lifecycle development—algorithm development, software design/coding, unit and component testing, flight software qualification, and flight test support. Coordinate tightly across the Hivemind, state estimation, simulation, aerodynamics, and embedded software teams to negotiate workshare and integrate solutions, delivering robust autonomy and control software for unmanned aerial systems.
Location: Dallas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and maintain all guidance and control algorithms within the VBAT codebase.
  • •Own full lifecycle development: algorithm development, software design and coding, unit/component tests, flight software qualification, and flight test support.
  • •Negotiate workshare and integrate solutions tightly with the Hivemind, State Estimation, Simulation Development, Aerodynamics, and Embedded Software teams.
  • •Develop and execute individual career growth plans for team members and mentor for career growth.
  • •Identify team capability gaps and train or hire to fill them as needed.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 230,000 - 350,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Annual BonusEquity

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 7 years with a Master’s degree; or 5 years with a PhD.
  • •Proven track record shipping products through development cycles while delivering high-quality solutions on deadlines.
  • •Experience growing team members by creating and maintaining a high-performance team.
  • •Ability to negotiate work responsibility and alignment in a cross-functional development environment.
  • •Experience working with control systems, including unmanned aerial systems and/or robotics, such as outer-loop path planning/trajectory synthesis.
Experience:10+ yearsDefense-techAutonomyUnmanned aerial systemsRoboticsFlight software
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipMentoringProblem-solvingAnalytical skillsCross-functional negotiation
Tech Stack:VBAT code baseHivemindState estimationSimulation developmentAerodynamicsEmbedded softwareC++PythonContinuous integration / deliveryTest-driven developmentFlight software qualificationFlight test supportOuter loop guidance algorithmsTrajectory optimizationLinear system analysisGain/phase margin analysisPole placementLQR algorithmsKalman filtersDiscrete filters

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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