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Shield AI · 4 months ago

Senior Engineer, Software Integration and Test (R3494)

San Diego Metro Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$118K/yr - $177K/yr

5+ years exp

Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. They are seeking a Senior Integration and Test Engineer to join their Quality team, responsible for developing automated tests and ensuring the quality of their robotics ecosystem, with a focus on integration and flight testing.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesDronesMachine LearningNational Security

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and develop automated tests to scalably and reliably validate Hivemind SDK quality

Address quality needs focused on API coverage, SW integration and Flight Testing

Address common software code quality issues by reproducing real world flight scenarios

Make frameworks and tooling available to rapidly retest various features real world scenarios

Interface with peer integration and test teams to implement complementary tools, tests, share and best-practices

Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior team members

Qualification

C++PythonSoftware quality best practicesField testingCI/CD pipelinesHIL testingGenAI toolsC++14C++17TypeScriptJSONDSLROSNetworkingOperating systemsRadio communicationsPart 107 FAA license

Required

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 4 years and a Master's degree; or 2 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience

Proficiency in software quality best practices, automation, programming in C++, Python

Experience with field testing

Strong problem-solving skills and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions

Demonstrated ability in designing, communicating, and managing test cases, bugs and reporting

Excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively across various teams and presenting to customers or technical leadership

Preferred

Utilizing GenAI tools to scale product quality

Experience with C++14, C++17, TypeScript, JSON, DSL

Experience with ROS

Proficiency with simulation tools and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environments

Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Familiarity with networking, operating-systems, and radio communications

Part 107 FAA license to operate drones for commercial use

Benefits

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Company

Shield AI

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Shield AI is a deep-tech company that focuses on developing AI-powered systems to enhance the safety of service members and civilians.

Founded in 2015

San Diego, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.shield.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Shield AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (3)

2024 (3)

2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$1.31B

Key Investors

Hercules CapitalUS Innovative Technology FundSnowpoint Ventures

2025-03-06Series F· $240M

2023-12-29Debt Financing· $200M

2023-10-31Series F· $300M

Leadership Team

Gary Steele

Chief Executive Officer

Brandon Tseng

Co-Founder

Recent News

Washington Technology

Two dozen corporate leadership moves to note as 2026 begins

2026-01-11

GlobeNewswire

Artificial Intelligence in Defense and Security Global Research Report 2025: Market to Reach $22.75 Billion by 2029 - Long-term Forecast to 2034

2026-01-07

Techmeme

A look at military tech startup Shield AI, recently valued at $5.6B, and its new CEO Gary Steele, who aims to grow annual revenue from $300M to $1B by 2028 (Jessica Mathews/Fortune)

2025-12-22

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