System Engineer I

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or a related field; or 4 years with a PhD
• Proficiency in programming languages including Python or C++
• Experience with autonomous systems or server applications or middleware
• Proficiency with simulation tools and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environments
• Strong expertise with CI/CD pipelines
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions
• Demonstrated experience building complex systems with a strong understanding of software architecture and design principles
• Expert knowledge of Python
• Experience with white box testing
• Familiarity with networking, operating-systems, and radio communications
• Experience designing automated tooling for testing for GUI applications
• Experience designing automated tooling for testing server applications

Responsibilities

• As a key member of our Hivemind Test team, you will be responsible for validating and verifying the entire Hivemind software ecosystem is operationally ready to meet mission objectives and reliability standards
• 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
• 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
• Work with other integration engineers to implement test solutions on prototype robotic hardware platforms
• 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

Full Description

Software Test and Integration Engineer

Join Shield AI in our mission to protect service members and civilians with intelligent, autonomous systems.

About Us

We are a venture-backed defense technology company founded in 2015. Our products include Hivemind Enterprise—EdgeOS, Pilot, Commander, and Forge—as well as V-BAT and Sentient Vision Systems (wide-area motion imaging software). Our technologyactively supports U.S. and allied operations worldwide.

Job Description

We are seeking an expert Software Test and Integration Engineer to join our cross-functional team. As a key member of our Hivemind Test team, you will be responsible for validating and verifying the entire Hivemind software ecosystem is operationally ready to meet mission objectives and reliability standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.

• 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.

• Work with other integration engineers to implement test solutions on prototype robotic hardware platforms.

• 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.

Requirements

Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or a related field; or 4 years with a PhD. Proficiency in programming languages including Python or C++.

Experience with autonomous systems or server applications or middleware. Proficiency with simulation tools and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environments. Strong expertise with CI/CD pipelines. Strong problem-solving skills and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions.

Demonstrated experience building complex systems with a strong understanding of software architecture and design principles. Expert knowledge of Python. Experience with white box testing. Familiarity with networking, operating-systems, and radio communications. Experience designing automated tooling for testing for GUI applications. Experience designing automated tooling for testing server applications.