Senior Engineer, Automated Test (R4461)

Shield AI
San Diego
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 114,266 - 171,400 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Senior Engineer focusing on software integration and test for Shield AI’s Hivemind ecosystem, designing and executing automated test plans for autonomous systems, software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and vehicle-in-the-loop environments, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, reliable software and test tooling across CI/CD pipelines.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
1 year ago

Senior Engineer, Automated Test (R4461)

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Job Summary

Senior Engineer focusing on software integration and test for Shield AI’s Hivemind ecosystem, designing and executing automated test plans for autonomous systems, software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and vehicle-in-the-loop environments, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, reliable software and test tooling across CI/CD pipelines.
Location: San Diego
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Become a super-user of the Hivemind product and extend test plans beyond expected uses to anticipate novel customer use cases and edge-case instances.
  • •Test new features by designing test plans for autonomous systems, UI, middleware, and server applications in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • •Design automation tooling and automate tests for Software-in-the-Loop, Hardware-in-the-Loop, and Vehicle-in-the-Loop fixtures to enhance testing efficiency.
  • •Integrate new capabilities by implementing test solutions on prototype robotic hardware platforms with other integration engineers.
  • •Evaluate test data and automate reporting, identifying bugs and root causes and delivering automated performance reports.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 114,266 - 171,400 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:BenefitsEquityAnnual Bonus

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in CS, CE, Robotics, or related field; or 4 years with a PhD; or 6 years with a Master’s degree
  • •Proficiency in Python or C++
  • •Experience with autonomous systems, server applications, or middleware
  • •Experience designing, communicating, and managing test cases and reporting bugs
  • •Proficiency with simulation tools and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environments
  • •Strong expertise with CI/CD pipelines
  • •Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
Experience:RoboticsAutonomous systemsAI
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:PythonC++ROSCI/CDSILHILVehicle-in-the-LoopLinux

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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