Jobs at Shield AI

Supports technical sales and customer engagements for Hivemind autonomy solutions across the EURAF region. Translates defense customer missions, CONOPs, and integration constraints into feasible solution concepts, demonstrations, proposals, and technical materials. Partners with business development, product, engineering, and program teams while explaining capabilities, limitations, and roadmap considerations to diverse stakeholders. Builds customer relationships and supports international defense modernization and capture activities.

Leads and scales Shield AI’s international Aechelon sales organization, integrating the acquired business into Shield AI’s go-to-market strategy. Responsibilities include sales team leadership, post-acquisition integration, territory and account planning, pipeline and forecast management, complex defense and enterprise pursuits, cross-selling, partner development, and alignment with product, engineering, marketing, and customer engagement teams.

Leads systems engineering for autonomous defense systems, translating mission and customer needs into requirements, architectures, interfaces, and verification strategies. Collaborates across autonomy, software, avionics, hardware, and testing teams; develops C++ and Python tools and prototypes; investigates system behavior using simulation, logs, telemetry, and engineering data; and supports integration across software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, ground, and flight testing.

Designs, builds, secures, and operates software delivery infrastructure for autonomous defense systems. Develops CI/CD pipelines, integrates automated security controls, manages cloud and on-premises environments, and applies UK MOD/NATO Secure by Design, cyber risk management, and security assurance principles. Collaborates with software, autonomy, systems, integration, cybersecurity, and test engineering teams to deliver reliable software across classified and operational environments.

Lead talent sourcing across EU markets for specialized aerospace, AI, autonomy, hardware, software, manufacturing, and corporate roles. Build market maps, competitive intelligence, proactive pipelines, and passive-candidate relationships. Partner with recruiters and hiring leaders, adapt strategies to regional talent dynamics, and use AI tools, sourcing platforms, analytics, and workflow automation to improve recruiting efficiency and outcomes. Coach stakeholders on EU sourcing practices and continuously optimize engagement and conversion strategies.

Lead program finance for a high-growth defense business unit: build and maintain financial models, analyze program financials, support EVM and EAC, partner with program management and engineering, drive month/quarter close, enable budgeting/forecasting and process automation, and present insights to senior leadership to support strategic decisions.

Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner responsible for full-cycle hiring across EMEA, especially the Middle East. Advise senior leaders, design data-driven regional TA strategies, scale engineering and commercial teams, lead employer branding, improve TA processes, and ensure an inclusive candidate experience while forecasting hiring needs and optimizing recruitment performance.

Provides senior-level recruiting coordination across EMEA, managing complex, high-volume interviews across countries and time zones. Coordinates domestic and international candidate travel, itineraries, changes, and disruptions while delivering a high-touch candidate experience. Maintains accurate recruiting data, supports metrics and reporting, improves workflows, develops documentation and standard operating procedures, and advises recruiting teams on best practices. Partners with recruiters, executives, hiring managers, vendors, Finance, and other stakeholders, while mentoring coordinators and supporting recruiting initiatives.

Develop, integrate, debug, and test autonomy software across unmanned aircraft and autonomous systems. Responsibilities include C++ and Python development, hardware and software integration, simulation, flight testing, telemetry analysis, Ground Control Station support, field demonstrations, troubleshooting, and operational deployment activities in Ukraine. The role collaborates across autonomy, systems, hardware, and flight-test teams in dynamic field environments.

Leads development of high-performance C++ software, real-time and distributed simulation systems, and complex software and hardware integrations. Architects scalable systems-of-systems solutions, establishes technical standards, mentors engineers, and leads projects with 10 or more contributors. Responsibilities include debugging, optimization, agile development, continuous integration, test-driven development, task decomposition, and collaboration across teams.

Deploys, integrates, maintains, and develops AI training factory components in isolated environments. Responsibilities include integrating tooling onto hardware, managing software updates and configuration across environments, ensuring platform reliability, coordinating with autonomy teams, troubleshooting distributed systems, and developing automation. The role requires cloud, Kubernetes, Linux networking, C++ or Python application support, and onsite availability in London.

Leads engineering teams developing and deploying autonomy solutions for unmanned weapon systems. Owns system architecture, technical objectives, engineering decisions, risk mitigation, product quality, technical requirements, system documentation, and software delivery. Provides technical oversight for internal R&D and defense contracts, supports customer-facing engineering leadership, contributes to government proposals, and manages teams of 6–20 engineers.

Provide technical expertise to customers deploying and integrating Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software. Develop autonomy applications, deploy AI infrastructure at customer sites, train and support customers, debug API integrations, collaborate with product/engineering, create documentation and training materials, and assist sales. Travel to customer sites (~30%).

Lead full sales lifecycle for Hivemind in the UK defense and government sector: generate pipeline, develop capture strategies, shape and close complex opportunities, lead proposal development, manage stakeholder relationships, partner with Product and Engineering, represent Shield AI externally, and maintain rigorous deal discipline and CRM hygiene.

Lead government affairs and public policy for the UK, Nordics, and Benelux. Build and manage relationships with defence and regulatory stakeholders, monitor policy and procurement, advise senior leaders, support market-entry and capture efforts, prepare briefings and position papers, and coordinate public consultations, trade association engagement, and risk management related to export controls and defence procurement.

Lead simulation-driven testing and automation for Hivemind autonomy software: develop automated regression/integration/system tests, build simulation-based test frameworks (SIL/HIL/VIL), create Python tools for test automation and data analysis, integrate testing into CI/CD, and collaborate with engineering teams to diagnose and fix issues while maintaining test documentation and metrics.

Integrate and deploy autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft, prepare flight-ready systems, support on-site flight tests, debug hardware/software, capture and analyze flight data, collaborate with autonomy/GNC/test teams, and support certification and continuous improvement for reliable autonomous operations.

Lead design and delivery of tactical autonomy and motion-planning software for unmanned platforms. Architect, implement, test, and sustain multi-agent behaviors, integrate with sensors and vehicle systems, and drive product-line reuse and cross-team collaboration throughout the software lifecycle.

Lead full sales lifecycle for V-BAT ISR and Hivemind mission autonomy in the UK, focusing on urgent and non-standard procurement. Generate pipeline, shape requirements at source, develop capture strategies, and manage cross-functional proposal development. Build trusted relationships across special mission, programme offices, and strategic partners while ensuring rigorous deal qualification, forecasting, and CRM hygiene.

Lead and develop a team of Forward Deployed Engineers to execute customer onboarding, on-site deployments, troubleshooting, and sustained adoption of the Hivemind SDK. Drive field feedback into product, translate mission goals into technical milestones, and partner with engineering and product teams to improve deployment readiness and customer outcomes.