Shield AI
Senior Manager, Perception (R5914)
$240K–$360K
Washington, D.C. +3 · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 1, 2025
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
San Diego, California
Boston, Massachusetts
Dallas, Texas - Experience
- Typically 10 years with a Bachelor’s degree; 9 years with a Master’s; 8 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience. Also requires 2+ years managing technical teams.
- Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and/or similar degree, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads a technical team developing, integrating, and testing perception and state-estimation software for aerospace, defense, and robotics systems, including deployment on real aircraft hardware.
What you'll do
- Lead autonomy, integration, and testing teams; coordinate technical work and mission-focused execution.
- Develop and integrate C++ perception and state-estimation software, including an A-PNT system for GNSS-degraded or denied environments.
- Validate algorithms using simulated and real-world data, aerial platforms, sensor models, and software quality analyzers.
What they ask for
- BS/MS in a relevant engineering or computer science field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Typically 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 9 with a Master’s, 8 with a PhD, or equivalent work experience; 2+ years managing technical teams.
- Experience integrating and working with sensor payloads in the DoD space; proficiency in sensor fusion for noisy, high-bandwidth exteroceptive sensors on compute-constrained systems.
- Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance; experience developing, benchmarking, debugging, and deploying software-based algorithms.
Nice to have
- Understanding of autonomous robotics, unmanned systems, and high-fidelity simulation and sensor modeling.
- Working knowledge of Kalman Filter, Factor Graphs, and modern estimator fundamentals; hands-on experience with OpenCV or similar CV libraries.
Pay
USD 240,000–360,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
C++, Unix, OpenCV, Kalman Filter, Factor Graphs, UCI, OMS Standards
AI focus
Develop and deploy perception, sensor-fusion, state-estimation, and object-detection solutions for autonomous systems on real hardware.
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