Autonomy & Perception Software Engineer (R5911)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 9, 2026. Shield AI scores B on the Alion truth index.
Job Description:
Help build perceptionsoftware that works beyond the lab.Shield AI’s Perception team builds software that helps autonomous aircraftand vehicles understand their surroundings and make decisions in the real world. We’relooking for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving difficult perceptionproblems and turning those solutions into reliable autonomy capabilities.
You’llbring depth in an area such as object tracking,classical/ML-baseddetection, computer vision, optimalstate estimation, or sensor fusion. Working alongside autonomy, simulation, platform, and test engineers, you’lltake capabilities from an initialidea through deployment inthe Hivemindproduct.
What you'll do:
Develop perceptionalgorithms and production software in modern C++.
Own features from design and implementation through integration, testing, and delivery.
Investigate system behavior using sensor data, simulation, logs, and focused experiments.
Collaborate across teams to turn research and customer-driven work into reusable product capabilities.
Contribute to technical direction, review designs and code, and mentor other engineers.
Required qualifications:
Experience delivering production C++ software for perception, robotics, autonomy, or a related technical field.
Strong technical depth in at least one relevant area: detection, tracking, computer vision, image processing, estimation(e.g.Kalman Filtering),orsensor fusion.
An ability to debug complex systems and build software that others can understand, test, and maintain.
Comfort using Python or similar tools for experimentation and data analysis.
Sound technical judgment and a collaborative approach to solving problems.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience with
real sensors(EO/IR, Radar, LiDAR, IMU)
embedded or GPU deployment
resource-constrained compute environments
This role can be based in San Diego, San Mateo, Washington, DC, or Orlando, with a hybrid schedule of three days per week in the office.