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State Estimation Engineer (R4783)

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

Dallas, Texas

Status

Open

Posted

2025-11-04T17:48:55.706+00:00

Shield AI is hiring a State Estimation Engineer for its GNC team in Dallas, on-site and full-time. The role covers developing, optimizing and deploying sensor fusion and navigation algorithms for autonomous UAVs in contested environments, designing real-time sensor processing pipelines, and integrating multi-sensor data for state estimation. The engineer works with autonomy researchers, software engineers and hardware teams to move research into fielded systems. The posting names no salary, seniority or visa support. Distinctive: the work feeds directly into fielded defense capabilities.