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Staff Engineer, Aircraft Trajectory Modeling (R5787)

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and

Company

Shield AI

Location

San Diego, California

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-26T19:46:02.905+00:00

Shield AI is hiring a Staff Engineer for its Hivemind Foundations team. The role leads applied trajectory prediction and aircraft-response modeling for a safety-critical Run-Time Assurance product. The engineer will evolve Trajectory Prediction Algorithm models, validate them with Python, simulation, HIL, and flight-test data, and partner with C/C++ engineers. Work sits between safety logic, vehicle state, and autopilot or flight-control APIs, and supports X-BAT, a Group 5 Collaborative Combat Aircraft UAV. The posting seeks a senior member to deliver reliable flight software.