Shield AI
State Estimation Engineer (R4602)
Dallas, Texas · Full-time · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 7 years with a Bachelor’s degree, 6 years with a Master’s degree, 4 years with a PhD, or equivalent work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or PhD, with experience alternatives as stated.
About the job
Develops and validates sensor-processing and state-estimation algorithms that enable the X-BAT to operate autonomously in complex environments.
What you'll do
- Develop sensor algorithms for data from IMUs, radar, cameras, GPS, and other sensors; fuse sensor data to improve estimate accuracy and robustness.
- Design real-time sensor-processing pipelines and integrate algorithms with cross-functional teams.
- Run experiments and field tests to validate algorithm performance.
What they ask for
- Experience developing and deploying real-time sensor-processing algorithms.
- Understanding of state-estimation techniques, such as Kalman filters and particle filters.
- Experience with C++ 11 or newer and Linux command-line tools.
- Ability to obtain an S//SAR level security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience implementing inertial navigation algorithms on real-time systems; knowledge of computer vision.
- Experience optimizing for compute-constrained systems, using CUDA or other hardware acceleration, or transitioning R&D to production.
Tools
IMUs, radar, cameras, GPS, Kalman filters, particle filters, C++ 11, Linux
AI focus
Supports autonomous operation of the X-BAT through state estimation; the posting does not specify developing AI models.
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