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Shield AI

Applications Engineer, Autonomy (open level)

$152K–$318K

San Diego, California +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2024

Location
San Diego, California
Dallas, Texas
Experience
5+ years of industry experience; 2+ years in an integration/applications engineering role; 2+ years in a startup environment. The posting also says exceptional mid-level engineers may be considered, but gives no alternative years threshold.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; an advanced technical degree is preferred.

About the job

Deploys and integrates Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software with customers, providing technical support, training, and application development in real-world environments.

What you'll do

  • Deploy and integrate Shield AI software with customers on-site, including debugging software and API integration issues.
  • Develop AI and autonomy applications using the Shield AI enterprise software development kit; provide customer support and training.
  • Support pre-sales demonstrations and conferences, maintain technical documentation, and relay customer feedback to engineering teams.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of industry experience; 2+ years in integration/applications engineering and 2+ years in a startup environment.
  • Strong software engineering background and strong proficiency in modern C++; intermediate proficiency in Python.
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Nice to have

  • Experience in the defense aviation or robotics industry.
  • Experience building and running a small enterprise software applications/solutions engineering team; advanced technical degree, especially in robotics or autonomy related fields.

Pay

USD 152000-$228,000 base salary (Senior Engineer); USD 181,000-$272,000 base salary (Staff Engineer); USD 212,000-$318,000 base salary (Senior Staff Engineer); USD 152,000–318,000 per-year-salary (overall salary range; base salary)

Tools

Hivemind, C++, Python, Shield AI enterprise software development kit

AI focus

Develops AI and autonomy applications and supports deployment and integration of autonomy products.

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