Shield AI
Manager, Engineering - Software Integration - San Mateo (R5237)
$208K–$311K
San Mateo, California · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 7 years with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years with a master’s degree; or 4 years with a PhD.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or a related field; or master’s degree; or PhD.
About the job
Leads a team integrating, validating, and improving the Hivemind autonomy platform across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight environments, while contributing hands-on to system integration and customer workflows.
What you'll do
- Mentor engineers, set priorities, and drive execution and continuous improvement.
- Guide integration frameworks and deployment workflows; diagnose defects using logs, telemetry, and rosbag data.
- Lead cross-functional investigations and ensure integrated capabilities meet product requirements and interface specifications.
What they ask for
- Typically 7 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or a related field; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or 4 years with a PhD.
- Proficiency in Python or C++.
- Experience with autonomous systems or middleware.
- Experience designing integration workflows and triaging/reporting defects across subsystem boundaries; experience leading software integration engineers and owning integration roadmaps and release schedules.
Nice to have
- Experience with hardware or embedded systems; experience with ROS.
- Experience supporting customer applications; familiarity with networking, operating systems, and radio communications.
Pay
USD 208,000–311,000 per year, base salary
Tools
Python, C++, Hivemind SDK, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), ROS, rosbag
AI focus
Works on integrating and validating an autonomy platform for autonomous systems, including autonomy capabilities and multi-agent coordination.
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