Shield AI · 2 weeks ago
Autonomy Engineer, Planning (R4417)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $342K/yr
4+ years expShield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The Autonomy Engineer will work on researching and developing algorithms for autonomous vehicle task allocation and scheduling, while also enhancing existing mission planning software.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesDronesMachine LearningNational Security
Responsibilities
Research, design, and implement state-of-the-art algorithms for optimal task allocation, scheduling and temporal sequencing of heterogeneous teams of autonomous vehicles (land, air, other)
Solidify and improve existing C++ based mission planning software applicable across disparate vehicle types and compute platforms
Work with our engineers, program managers, and product managers to define a technical roadmap for future autonomy solutions and SDK offerings
Breakdown a mission into assignable tasks based on agent capabilities such as navigating in contested and denied environments and adapting to mission changes in real-time
Construct feasible and optimal action plans for distributed teams of autonomous vehicles that also minimize human operator workload
Full software and hardware-in-the-loop simulation of complex multi-agent missions
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a PhD with graduate work in Optimization or Operations Research. Master's degree with 4 or more years of work in the same areas
Expert in Integer or Mixed Integer Linear Programming, Constraint Programming, Convex Optimization, Multi-Objective-Optimization and using established solvers such as Gurobi, Google-OR, CPLEX etc
Significant experience in implementing algorithms in C++ and using debuggers such as gdb to troubleshoot execution within a multi-threaded environment
Preferred
Past publications on Optimization(google scholar profile)
Benefits
Bonus
Benefits
Equity
Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Company
Shield AI
Shield AI is a deep-tech company that focuses on developing AI-powered systems to enhance the safety of service members and civilians.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.31BKey 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
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