Staff Software Autonomy Applications Engineer

• The Software Applications Engineer will provide technical expertise and support to customers during the implementation and use of Shield AI enterprise software products
• This role involves working closely with customers to understand their requirements and ensuring successful product integration for AI & Autonomy development
• Become an expert user of the Hivemind Enterprise Autonomy Software Development Kit
• Develop AI & Autonomy applications using Hivemind for unmanned platforms across air/sea/land/space
• Deploy Hivemind AI infrastructure at customer sites
• Provide technical training to customers for their autonomy development efforts
• Assist customers in integrating Hivemind autonomy to their vehicles/platforms
• Help customers debug software/API integration issues
• Collaborate with the product and engineering teams to address customer feedback and improve products
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and training materials Assist the sales team in answering complex technical queries from customers
• Travel to and stay at customer sites as required (~30% travel)
• Examples of projects you might work on:
• Autonomous teaming drones
• Teaming between helicopters and drones
• Autonomy on Robodogs
• AI on Fighter Jets… and more that we aren’t allowed to publicly share!

Benefits

• Excellent Medical Coverage
• Mental Health Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Work Hours
• Onsite Gym (DC)
• Gym Discount (San Diego)
• Free Parking
• Competitive Compensation
• Stock Benefits
• 401K Services and Match- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• 7+ years of experience of industry experience
• Strong technical background in software engineering
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience in the defense aviation or robotics industry
• 3+ years of experience working in a startup environment
• 3+ years of experience in an integration/applications engineering role
• Strong proficiency in writing modern C++ code
• Intermediate proficiency in writing Python code
• Experience building and running a small enterprise software applications/solutions engineering team