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GNC and State Estimation Technical Lead at SHIELD - ApplyBlast

GNC and State Estimation Technical Lead

SHIELD

13 days ago

4.3 on Glassdoor

San Diego, California, United States

Onsite

Full Time

Senior

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About this role

This role establishes the technical vision and roadmap for Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) and State Estimation, leading hands-on algorithm development and production autopilot software delivery. The position involves building and mentoring a specialized engineering team from the ground up while driving simulation-to-flight development cycles and ensuring technical airworthiness. The successful candidate will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, reusable GNC platforms for multiple aircraft and customer integrations.

Responsibilities

Establish technical vision and roadmap for GNC and State Estimation strategy
Build and lead a team of engineers from the ground up
Design and validate production autopilot and flight-control software

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About SHIELD

shield.ai

Headquarters

San Diego, California, United States

Company Size

501-1000 employees

Founded

2015

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Shield AI is an AI-powered autonomy company building unmanned aerial systems and software to enable autonomous, safe operations in complex environments. It delivers AI-based perception, navigation, and control for drones, enabling missions with minimal human input. Serving defense, government, and enterprise customers, Shield AI combines hardware and software to scale autonomous flight and decision-making capabilities. Guided by the motto "Autonomy for the world," the company aims to deploy robust autonomous solutions globally.