Manager of Autonomy Applications Engineering, Shield AI

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• 7+ years of industry experience, including:
• 2+ years in a customer-facing or autonomy-focused engineering role
• 2+ years leading technical teams or engineering projects
• Experience with autonomy platforms or robotic systems (hardware and/or simulation)
• Proficiency in C++ and working knowledge of Python
• Strong communication, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to convert technical workflows into high-quality training and documentation

Desirable

• As Manager of Autonomy Applications Engineering, you will lead a team of 4–5 engineers focused on developing internal demonstrations that reflect realistic customer use cases
• Your team will act as the voice of the customer—building and validating Concepts of Operations (CONOPs) that demonstrate how our SDK is used in autonomy applications
• Leveraging reference platforms and test environments, your team will ensure our solutions are operationally ready prior to customer engagement
• In addition, the team will be responsible for developing advanced training content to help customers and internal teams gain deep proficiency in our SDK
• A key motivator for the team is seeing customers successfully deploy autonomy applications in 120 days—a milestone that brings a deep sense of accomplishment and validates the team’s impact
• Manage and mentor a team of 4–5 applications engineers focused on customer-aligned workflows and solutions
• Lead cross-functional projects to build and maintain internal CONOPs that mirror real-world use of the SDK
• Work hands-on with reference autonomy platforms (e.g., quadcopters, UAV, simulations) to validate system functionality
• Act as the voice of the customer, turning field feedback into actionable insights for product and engineering teams
• Collaborate across product, engineering, and GTM teams to ensure our tools and demos anticipate customer needs
• Ensure internal validation and demonstration of features ahead of customer delivery
• Oversee the development and rollout of advanced technical training courses and materials
• Align demonstrations and training with the goal of enabling customers to achieve first deployment within 120 days
• Celebrate and share learnings from customer successes, reinforcing the team’s contribution to fast and effective adoption
• Track team performance, project milestones, and training delivery outcomes