# Autonomy & Perception Integration Engineer - Flight Test (R5441)

Hiring organization: [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d46fa0e4-26dd-475b-80d6-7d8337e8d18c

Listed on Shield AI's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Salary: 195000 – 350000 USD per year

## Summary

This role bridges perception software development and flight testing, requiring hands-on experience deploying autonomy or perception systems on real hardware and a strong background in detection, tracking, SLAM, or navigation. It suits engineers who prefer practical field work over theory and want to see algorithms validated in actual flight operations.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Skills named

Issue Tracking

## Required

- Hands-on experience deploying autonomy or perception software on edge hardware
- Strong foundation in at least one of: detection, tracking, SLAM, or navigation
- Preference for field execution over theoretical analysis

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/d2698861-180c-4645-8641-0e7725ce96f1/apply