Senior Staff Engineer, State Estimation (R4453)

Shield AI
United StatesPosted 24 February 2026

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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.  Job Description: Join Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy team, where we are pushing the boundaries of assured navigation and autonomous flight. As a Senior Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, integrating, testing, and deploying cutting-edge navigation and state estimation algorithms within our Hivemind SDK. We are seeking engineers with a strong foundation in state estimation theory and practical experience deploying robust, real-time solutions in commercial robotics, SLAM, or related autonomy applications.