Staff Engineer, State Estimation
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Staff Engineer developing C++ state-estimation and navigation software for Shield AI’s autonomous defense systems. Building resilient GPS-denied autonomy through embedded robotics, simulation, and validation.
Responsibilities:
- Research and develop state estimation and navigation algorithms for resilient autonomy in challenging GPS-denied environments
- Design and deploy production-grade C++ software for embedded robotic systems in dynamic, real-world environments
- Build and maintain unit, integration, and system-level tests for robustness and safety
- Develop and enhance modeling, calibration, and simulation tools for inertial and vision-based navigation systems
- Contribute to roadmap planning, feature decomposition, and agile execution with a multidisciplinary autonomy engineering team
- Enhance performance analysis, benchmarking, and validation pipelines
- Transform advanced algorithms into high-performance software powering resilient autonomy
Requirements:
- M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field; minimum 2+ years of related professional work experience with an M.S. degree, or 0 years if a new Ph.D. graduate
- Professional proficiency in modern C++ (C++11 or newer)
- Strong object-oriented design skills
- Hands-on experience deploying low-latency C++ applications to embedded Linux platforms
- Professional experience designing and implementing state estimation algorithms, such as EKF, UKF, Particle Filters, or graph-based optimization
- Familiarity with VIO, SLAM, or multi-sensor fusion frameworks, such as GTSAM, Ceres, or OpenVINS
- Strong working knowledge of CI pipelines and automated testing frameworks for C++
- Ability to independently deploy high-reliability code suitable for real-world autonomous systems
- Familiarity with prototyping in Python or MATLAB
- Preferred: deep understanding of graph-based optimization for state estimation
- Preferred: experience developing vision-aided inertial navigation systems (VINS, VIO, Terrain Relative Navigation)
- Preferred: experience with navigation sensor calibration
- Preferred: experience in benchmarking and system validation for real-world navigation performance
- Offers contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check
Benefits:
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
- Temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment (for temporary employees)
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