Shield AI

Recruitment

• Own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized hardware engineering roles across Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Embedded Systems, Avionics, PCB Design, Power Distribution, RF, Systems Integration, and related technical domains
• Partner directly with engineering leadership and hiring managers to define hiring strategy, interview processes, and prioritization plans aligned to business objectives
• Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies for difficult-to-find technical talent across aerospace, defense, automotive, robotics, energy, and adjacent industries
• Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on market trends, talent availability, compensation competitiveness, and hiring risks
• Drive strong operational rigor across pipeline management, funnel health, data accuracy, and stakeholder communication
• Help influence workforce planning and ensure hiring activity remains aligned to approved business priorities
• Improve recruiting scalability through process improvements, documentation, interview calibration, and tooling optimization
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience while maintaining urgency and high hiring quality standards
• Mentor junior recruiters and sourcers while helping elevate recruiting best practices across the organization

Staff Hardware Recruiter

Architect

• Leads the strategy, execution, and governance of enterprise data, integrations, and Enterprise Systems Architecture
• Responsible for defining and delivering modern data platforms and enterprise architecture
• Drives the design and build of scalable data platforms and architectural standards
• Ensures data and technology decisions align with business strategy, regulatory obligations, and security requirements

Senior Director, Enterprise Data and Architecture

Full-stack Engineer

• Lead the design of network systems that span both cloud and isolated environments, ensuring consistent connectivity and behavior.
• Design networking for containerized systems to support inter-service communication and service discovery
• Partner with Enterprise Ops to design and implement routing and firewall policies across shared network boundaries
• Establish and improve network observability and debugging
• Partner with Cybersecurity and Infosec to design connectivity and access boundaries that meet regulatory and compliance needs
• Identify and resolve systemic issues affecting reliability, latency, and scalability
• Mentor engineers and drive adoption of strong network design and debugging practices through hands-on guidance and review

Senior Staff Engineer, Cloud Network

• Become a systems integration expert for autonomous robotics: Develop deep expertise in our AI-powered autonomy stack.
• Learn to configure, deploy, and integrate multi-agent systems across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight platforms.
• Understand the full system end-to-end—from sensor inputs to autonomous behaviors.
• Integrate new capabilities into the autonomy stack: Collaborate cross-functionally with development teams to bring autonomy algorithms, perception pipelines, middleware, and platform interfaces into the integrated product. Ensure seamless interoperability between components.
• Enable platform bring-up and validation: Lead the integration of autonomy software onto new robotic hardware platforms.
• Configure sensor drivers, communication interfaces, and platform adapters to enable full autonomy stack functionality on prototype and production vehicles.
• Develop integration tooling & infrastructure: Architect and implement integration frameworks, deployment scripts, and configuration management tools that streamline bringing new capabilities into Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and flight environments.
• Support cross-platform compatibility: Work with other integration engineers to ensure the autonomy stack operates reliably across all supported platforms, operating systems, and deployment configurations. Identify and resolve integration issues across system boundaries.
• Analyze system behavior and root-cause issues: Evaluate system logs, telemetry, and rosbag data to diagnose integration defects. Collaborate with developers to isolate issues to specific subsystems and drive resolution. Create analysis tooling to accelerate debugging.
• Optimize integration workflows and CI/CD: Partner with DevOps teams to streamline integration pipelines, reduce build-to-deploy cycle times, and ensure robust continuous integration of new features. Define integration checkpoints and criteria for release readiness.
• Validate system requirements and interface contracts: Work with engineers to ensure integrated capabilities meet product requirements and interface specifications. Assist in developing tooling to verify end-to-end system compliance and traceability.

Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration

• Design and implement engineering centric automation across the organization.
• Work closely with product development teams implementing policies and guidelines into the continuous integration and delivery systems.
• Contribute to discussions with cross-functional teams.
• Focus on solving the root cause of problems efficiently.
• Manage build pipelines and build configuration management.

Senior Engineer, Build and CI

Procurement

• Own and lead the enterprise indirect procurement strategy
• Provide executive oversight for complex, high-value sourcing initiatives
• Establish and govern category strategies
• Sponsor and oversee RFx processes for mission-critical goods and services
• Lead or approve negotiations for major contracts
• Drive enterprise-level cost savings initiatives
• Set the strategic framework for supplier relationship management
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with key strategic suppliers
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders
• Provide leadership and direction to indirect procurement teams

Director of Indirect Procurement

• Own the top of funnel: Partner closely with recruiters and hiring leaders to define target profiles and build deep, data-informed sourcing strategies across multiple regions and functions.
• Map the market: Develop comprehensive talent landscapes by company, skillset, and geography; identify hidden talent pools and competitor org structures to inform recruiting strategy.
• Generate and engage: Use advanced Boolean, tooling, and creative sourcing channels (LinkedIn Recruiter, ClearanceJobs, SeekOut, Github, forums, niche aerospace networks, etc.) to identify and engage exceptional candidates.
• Build pipelines proactively: Maintain warm relationships with high-value candidates to enable just-in-time hiring across priority programs.
• Be the sourcing SME: Coach recruiters and hiring managers on market insights, talent availability, and candidate engagement best practices.
• Partner for impact: Work cross-functionally with TA ops, branding, and university teams to optimize outbound messaging and candidate experience.
• Track and iterate: Use data and storytelling to measure outreach effectiveness and improve conversion at every stage.

Staff Talent Sourcer – Contract

• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers in G&A functions to deeply understand their teams, hiring needs, and talent strategies.
• Drive international recruiting efforts, working with legal, HR, and local hiring partners to navigate visa processes, compliance, and labor laws in multiple regions.
• Develop and execute recruiting strategies that ensure strong pipelines for both G&A and international roles.
• Ensure an excellent candidate experience, maintaining high engagement and clear communication throughout the hiring process.
• Utilize data and analytics to track pipeline metrics, hiring efficiency, and recruiting effectiveness.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives by implementing inclusive hiring practices and expanding diverse candidate pipelines.
• Manage relationships with external recruiting agencies, international hiring partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Stay up to date on global hiring trends, compensation benchmarks, and competitive intelligence to refine recruiting strategies.

Senior Staff Recruiter – Contract

Director

• Originate, evaluate, and lead complex, high-value strategic partnerships that accelerate Shield AI’s market position and capabilities.
• Structure and negotiate sophisticated commercial agreements, including joint ventures, technology partnerships, and strategic alliances.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with key industry players, government stakeholders, and ecosystem partners.
• Identify non-obvious partnership opportunities that unlock long-term strategic advantage.
• Lead end-to-end M&A execution, including sourcing, evaluation, deal structuring, negotiation, and integration planning.
• Own advanced financial modeling, valuation, and scenario analysis to inform investment decisions.
• Own internal and external transaction presentation materials and collateral.
• Coordinate rigorous diligence processes across financial, operational, technical, and regulatory dimensions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the executive team on corporate strategy, capital allocation, and inorganic growth opportunities.
• Translate ambiguous strategic questions into structured analyses and actionable recommendations.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives involving finance, legal, product, engineering, and operations to execute complex transactions.
• Influence senior stakeholders and align diverse teams around high-impact decisions.
• Develop deep insights into defense, autonomy, and AI markets, including competitive dynamics, emerging technologies, and regulatory trends.
• Proactively identify strategic risks and opportunities, shaping Shield AI’s long-term positioning.
• Deliver clear, data-driven recommendations to executives and board-level stakeholders.
• Contribute meaningfully to corporate strategy development and long-range planning.

Corporate Development Director

• Lead the strategy, architecture, delivery, and operational governance of enterprise ERP programs with a primary focus on Oracle Cloud ERP and adjacent enterprise platforms.
• Accountable for translating business strategy into a scalable ERP architecture, driving large transformation programs from planning through stabilization, and ensuring solutions are secure, compliant, and aligned to enterprise operating models.
• Oversee solution design, integrations, environments, release governance, implementation partners, and value realization.
• Develop and execute the multi-year roadmap for Oracle Cloud ERP programs, aligning platform capabilities to company growth, operational objectives, compliance obligations, and digital transformation priorities.
• Participate in program governance structures, steering committees, decision forums, and executive reporting for large-scale ERP transformation efforts as the technical leader.
• Ensure ERP program designs support defense and manufacturing operating requirements such as program-centric cost tracking, production control, engineering change traceability, supply chain visibility, and audit-ready process governance.
• Lead cross-functional internal teams and external system integrators, ensuring delivery quality, milestone execution, issue resolution, and clear accountability across all program workstreams.

Technical Director, ERP Programs

• Become a super-user of our state-of-the-art AI software product. Learn to automate multi-agent scenarios, analyze robotic data, and validate test cases. Try using the product as a customer would and try and break it!
• Test new features: Collaborate cross-functionally with developer teams to design test plans for new single and multi-robot autonomy algorithms, user interfaces, middleware, and server applications.
• Enable coverage testing of product capabilities: Design and implement tests to cover all performance aspects of a product capability across all permutations of operating environments and use cases.
• Design automation tooling & automate tests: Architect innovative automation frameworks that enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness. Automate tests to run on Software-in-the-Loop, Hardware-in-the-Loop, and Vehicle-in-the-Loop test fixtures.
• Integrate new capabilities: Work with other integration engineers to implement test solutions on prototype robotic hardware platforms.
• Optimize test efficiency: Determine the testing strategy (what tests, at what frequencies, etc.) for the overall product and work with DevOps/Ex teams to optimize testing design on CI.
• Evaluate test data and automate reporting: Create analyzer code for the automated analysis of test data. Review test data, identify and root cause bugs, report to developers, and create automated reporting tools for test performance and bug attributes.
• Check off requirements, help determine metrics: Work with product and system engineers to ensure test coverage of all product and engineering requirements. Assist in developing tooling to demonstrate full requirement coverage and reporting.

Senior Engineer, Software Integration and Test

Application Engineer

• Become an expert user of the Hivemind enterprise software stack.
• Conduct significant travel (~50%) to other Shield AI sites for demos, team offsites, etc.
• Provide technical support and training to customers.
• Develop AI & Autonomy applications using the Shield AI enterprise software development kit.
• Assist the sales team in pre-sales activities, e.g., demos.
• Assist in post-sales deployment and integration of Shield AI enterprise software products.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and training materials.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
• Help customers debug software/API integration issues.
• Collaborate with the engineering team to address customer feedback and improve products.

Staff Applications Engineer – Autonomy

• Architect and build scalable internal platform infrastructure supporting engineering workloads across public cloud, private cloud, and on-prem environments.
• Design and implement platform capabilities that enable standardized, secure, and repeatable deployment of applications and services.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code frameworks and reusable platform modules to accelerate engineering productivity.
• Establish and evolve “paved path” platform patterns that simplify secure software delivery for engineering teams.
• Build automation and tooling that improves development lifecycle efficiency across build, test, release, and deployment processes.
• Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines, artifact management, and developer platform tooling.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to reduce operational friction and improve system observability, resilience, and reliability.
• Develop internal tools, integrations, and automation frameworks that streamline engineering workflows across the organization.
• Design and operate highly available infrastructure platforms supporting mission-critical engineering systems.
• Partner with security teams to embed strong security controls, auditability, and compliance requirements into platform architectures.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies that improve system scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Provide senior-level technical guidance across infrastructure, platform engineering, and DevOps initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering and infrastructure leadership on platform architecture decisions.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices in automation, reliability engineering, and platform design.
• Drive platform modernization initiatives that improve the scalability and reliability of Shield AI’s internal systems.

Principal Engineer, Platform

Content Creator

• Create engaging, entertaining, and valuable training materials on a variety of topics.
• Creatively explain complex or mundane information in a fun and unexpected way.
• Provide formatting and editing suggestions to promote branding consistency.
• Design and develop comprehensive curriculum materials with clear narratives.
• Collaborate directly with content owners to understand their needs and timelines.
• Produce a variety of output types like e-learning courses, videos, infographics, slide decks, etc.

Training Content Creator

Manager

• Prepare, review, and negotiate contracts, subcontracts, and other agreements to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Administer government contracts, including monitoring performance, ensuring compliance, and managing modifications or amendments.
• Analyze contract terms and conditions to identify risks and recommend mitigating strategies.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for contractual matters with clients, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting and documentation of contract-related activities.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and project teams to address contractual issues and resolve disputes.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with FAR, DFARS, ITAR, and other applicable regulations.
• Understanding of and ability to identify and assert appropriate data rights in technical data or computer software.
• Support proposal development, including preparing relevant contract documentation and other supporting documents necessary for submitting a compliant proposal.
• Maintain organized records of all contract-related documentation.