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Shield AIPosted 2w ago

Perception Software Engineer (R5911)

Perception Software Engineer (R5911) at Shield AI scores 85 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it AI Level 4 of 4 (Builds AI) on this board. The level measures how much of the work is AI, not seniority.

San Diego, CaliforniaseniorFull Time Employee$165k-$300k

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Develops perception capabilities and C++ libraries for autonomous systems and AI-powered defense technology.

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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. 

Job Description:

Shield AI's Hivemind Detection, Tracking, and Mapping (DTM) team develops perception capabilities that allow autonomous systems to understand objects, motion, sensors, and terrain across air, maritime, and ground domains. We are seeking a Staff Engineer to develop these capabilities from algorithms and production C++ libraries through integration, verification, and delivery in the Hivemind SDK.

This is a full-stack perception product-development role. You will bring depth in at least one core area such as object detection, object tracking, computer vision, image processing, sensor modeling, or sensor fusion, and work comfortably across adjacent parts of the stack. You will help turn prototypes, research, and partner-developed technology into reusable, configurable, well-tested product capabilities.

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Computer VisionSensor FusionObject DetectionAutonomous SystemsC

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  1. Walk me through a computer vision problem you solved, from raw data to a deployed model.
  2. Tell me about a project where sensor fusion was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where object detection was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where autonomous systems was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Walk me through how you've used C in your day-to-day work.

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