Staff Engineer, State Estimation (R5783)
Shield AI · Remote
About the role
A staff engineer IC role in state estimation for autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments. The work develops estimation and navigation algorithms and deploys production C++ on embedded robotic systems. It is a robotics/estimation specialism, not engineering management.
What you'll do
- Research and develop state estimation and navigation algorithms
- Deploy production-grade C++ on embedded Linux robotic systems
- Build unit, integration, and system-level tests
- Develop modeling, calibration, and simulation tools
- Enhance performance analysis and validation pipelines
What they're looking for
- M.S. in Aerospace/EE/Robotics/CS or related; 2+ years with M.S. or 0 with Ph.D.
- Modern C++ (C++11+) and object-oriented design
- Experience deploying low-latency C++ on embedded Linux
- Experience with state estimation algorithms (EKF, UKF, particle filters, graph optimization)
- Familiarity with VIO, SLAM, or multi-sensor fusion (GTSAM, Ceres, OpenVINS)
Key details
- Company
- Shield AI
- Location
- Remote
- Work mode
- Remote
- Seniority
- Lead / Principal / Group
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Role category
- Engineering
- Experience
- 2+ years with M.S. or 0 years with Ph.D.
- Posted
- 23 Oct 2026
- Source
- jobs.lever.co