Manager, Engineering - Software Integration - San Mateo (R5237)

Shield AI•San Mateo, CA

About The Position

Shield AI is hiring an Engineering Manager for its Hivemind Integration & Test team. The team integrates, validates, and continuously improves the Hivemind autonomy ecosystem, including autonomy behaviors, sensor processing, multi-agent coordination, ground-control systems, and embedded platforms. Its work enables developers to build, test, and deploy autonomous applications for real-world mission objectives. The manager will lead a team integrating, validating, and scaling the Hivemind autonomy platform across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and operational environments. The role combines technical leadership and people management with hands-on system integration, validation, and customer-focused work. As a power user of the Hivemind SDK, the manager will understand its capabilities, identify customer-facing gaps, and drive platform improvements. Working with Engineering, Product, and Program teams, this role will integrate autonomy capabilities, evaluate feature completeness, and help customers build, test, and deploy mission-ready autonomous systems.

Requirements

Typically, at least 7 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, robotics, or a related field; or 6 years with a master's degree; or 4 years with a Ph.D.
Proficiency in Python or C++.
Experience with autonomous systems or middleware.
Demonstrated experience designing integration workflows, communicating system dependencies, and triaging and reporting integration defects across subsystem boundaries.
Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of delivering high-quality software solutions.
Excellent communication skills, including effective collaboration across teams and presentations to customers or technical leadership.
Experience leading software integration engineers and owning integration roadmaps and release schedules.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience building complex systems and a strong understanding of software architecture and design principles.
Experience with hardware or embedded systems.
Expert knowledge of Python.
Experience with ROS.
Experience with white-box testing.
Familiarity with networking, operating systems, and radio communications.
Experience supporting customer applications.

Responsibilities

Mentor and develop engineers focused on software integration, system validation, and developer experience.
Establish team priorities, drive execution, and foster technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Contribute to system integration, validation, and debugging, and develop deep expertise in the autonomy stack.
Guide the architecture and implementation of integration frameworks, deployment workflows, and configuration management tools for validation across Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and flight environments.
Review system logs, telemetry, and rosbag data to diagnose integration defects.
Lead cross-functional investigations, establish corrective actions, and create tooling to accelerate debugging and issue resolution.
Ensure integrated capabilities meet product requirements and interface specifications.
Own integration roadmaps and release schedules.