The Hivemind Pilot (HMP) Product Manager guides the development and product roadmap for the AI and autonomy software developed by Shield AI and flown on real-world aircraft. As HMP Product Manager, you will set priorities for software releases based on a deep understanding of both internal and external autonomy needs. These will be driven by direct interaction with autonomy engineers and technical directors, as well as a deep understanding of the technical landscape and both government and commercial customers. You will be the owner and primary driver of Shield AI’s autonomy software.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Develop and maintain a roadmap for Hivemind Pilot that provides world-class autonomy across air, sea, land, and space domains in collaboration with engineering leadership.
- Create and oversee solutions to some of the world's most challenging autonomy problems, including multi-agent teaming, resilience to communications and GPS/GNSS jamming, inertial and visual state estimation, multi-modal and multi-hypothesis object tracking, and many more.
- Interface directly with customers to understand their goals, needs, and priorities with respect to autonomy.
- Develop product requirements based on deep understanding of customer needs.
- Be an expert user and evangelist for your product.
- Ensure the Hivemind Pilot product has world-class capabilities, extensibility, quality, and documentation.
- Understand the business and technical landscape that affects your product.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 9 years and a Master’s degree; or 7 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience.
- B.S. in Computer Science; Similar degree or equivalent practical experience acceptable.
- You have both breadth and depth of experience contributing to autonomy and robotics solutions.
- You are an expert communicator and collaborator with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- You are an expert at balancing technical vs business risks and turning engineering output into business outcomes.
- You are a relentless learner who can comfortably develop the specialized knowledge necessary for drive the roadmap of a highly technical product.
- You have deep customer empathy and are highly creative at crafting technical solutions to solve customer problems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Advanced degree in Computer Science or MBA
- 3+ years of experience as a software engineer or similar development experience
- Experience developing and shipping real-world autonomous robots
- Experience developing and shipping a developer-oriented product or platform
- Experience in highly technical customer facing roles
- Expertise in modern C++ and algorithmic development for autonomous perception, cognition, and action
- Expert user of robotics frameworks such as ROS/ROS2, NVidia ISAAC, or similar
- Experience with unmanned air systems Experience with airworthiness, functional safety, or cybersecurity
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What We Do
Shield AI is building the world's best AI pilot. Our Hivemind autonomy stack is the first and only autonomous AI Pilot, deployed in combat since 2018. Hivemind enables intelligent teams of aircraft to perform missions ranging from room clearance, to penetrating air defense systems, and dogfighting F-16s.
Why Work With Us
What makes Shield AI special is our people. We unlock the power of autonomy, and in the face of overwhelming odds and challenges, we find ways to win and make a difference for our customers. We bring together software, AI, and aerospace engineering disciplines to deploy the most intelligent aviation capabilities in the world.
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