Senior Staff Engineer, Shield AI

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 9 years with a Master’s degree; or 7 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of active software development experience using modern versions of C++ (11 or above)
• Proven expertise in object-oriented software design principles and their practical implementation
• Experience with robotics perception and localization algorithms and frameworks, including object detection and tracking, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), optimal state estimation (KF, EKF, UKF, factor graphs), and sensor fusion
• Strong Git and Linux development skills along with modern software development practices (e.g., CI/CD, test-driven development)
• A track record of technical leadership, with the ability to set and maintain high standards, guide teams through complex technical challenges, and collaborate effectively across multiple teams
• Demonstrated track record of delivering high-quality software to meet product design requirements under accelerated delivery schedules

Desirable

• As a senior member within the Hivemind perception team, you will join an ambitious effort to bring autonomy to the world through the rapid design, development, integration, test, and deployment of extensible software solutions to enable GPS-denied navigation, computer vision, object detection & tracking, and sensor fusion on autonomous platforms
• You will bring a deep understanding of optimal state estimation, computer vision, sensor integration, data fusion, statistical inference, and dynamics modeling as well as a wealth of professional experience developing software using modern C++ (11 or greater) to this role
• Enhance the perception capabilities offered in the Hivemind Software Development Kit (SDK) product
• Serve as the technical conscience of one or more core disciplines within the field of robot perception or localization
• Develop state of the art algorithms relevant to GPS-denied navigation, SLAM, object detection & tracking, and sensor fusion across several operational domains (air, land, maritime, space)
• Write production-quality software in C++ that will be deployed to high-reliability UAS’s, ensuring robustness, efficiency, and scalability
• Develop and maintain comprehensive unit, integration, and system tests to validate your software
• Lead the planning and execution of design reviews to introduce new perception capabilities into the Hivemind SDK product
• Create and enhance sensor models within a state-of-the-art simulation environment
• Elevate the performance of high-caliber, agile scrum teams by driving clarity and technical rigor into their feature delivery processes
• Mentor and guide peers and less experienced engineers, fostering technical excellence and high standards across the team
• Work in a fast-paced, collaborative, continuous development environment, enhancing analysis and performance benchmarking capabilities