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Shield AI
defenseaiautonomous-systemsdronesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningNational Security
289 open175 filled
San Diego, CAFounded 20151,381+ employeesGrowth raisedGrowthPrivate
Last round: series g · $2B · Mar 2026(18 rounds total)
Founded by Brandon Tseng“Shield AI's mission is to protect service members and innocent civilians with artificially intelligent systems.
Our initial focus is on the last several miles of the battlefield where we lack capability to collect intelligence. This area is beyond the view of high altitude sensors, too dangerous for people, and too complex for robots to navigate. Consequently, service members are asked to make life altering decisions with limited information. Mistakes are made that cost lives and incur massive collateral damage. Such mistakes cause the United States to lose support of local populations and make conflict unwinnable. This problem is widely recognized throughout the DoD, including the most senior leadership.
To address this problem, we are building swarms of small intelligent robots to collect the critical missing information. The systems will scour indoor and outdoor spaces in search of threats and innocent people. They will be deployed by people, trucks, ships, aircraft, and other robots. These robots will become more numerous in combat areas than soldiers. Synthesized information will be presented to service members who will be empowered to make decisions leading to intended outcomes without collateral damage. Conflict becomes less brutal.”
Backed by(34 investors)
DisruptiveRiot VenturesAdvent InternationalSnowpoint VenturesJP Morgan ChaseBlackstone GroupWashington Harbour PartnersAndreessen HorowitzBreyer CapitalHanwha AerospaceHercules CapitalL3Harris TechnologiesPoint72 VenturesSVB CapitalUS Innovative Technology Fund
Shield AI is a defense technology company building the world's best AI pilot. Their Hivemind AI enables autonomous operations for aircraft, including the V-BAT team drone, without requiring GPS, communications, or a human pilot.
Open Positions at Shield AI (289 Jobs)
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Security
Staff GRC Analyst (R3666)
San Diego, California$120K - $190K Part Time
9 months ago
Security
9 months agoFILLED
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Business & Finance
Program Manager, VBAT Programs - R3617
Dallas, Texas Full Time
10 months ago
Business & Finance
10 months agoFILLED
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Software
Senior Technical Engineering Manager, Software Autonomy Applications (R4351)
New Delhi Part Time
10 months ago
Software
10 months agoFILLED
Shield AI
Avionics
Principal Engineer, State Estimation (Dallas, TX) (R4035)
Dallas, Texas$275K - $412K Part Time
11 months ago
Avionics
11 months agoFILLED
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Aerospace Engineering
Senior Manager, Autonomy Integration (SD/DC) (R3432)
Washington, DC$229K - $344K Part Time
1 year ago
Aerospace Engineering
1 year agoFILLED
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Aerospace Engineering
Senior Staff Applications Engineer, Autonomy (R4407)
Washington, DC$174K - $261K Full Time
1 year ago
Aerospace Engineering
1 year agoFILLED
Shield AI
Design
Hivemind Solutions Architect (R3836)
Washington, DC$200K - $300K Part Time
1 year ago
Design
1 year agoFILLED
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Business & Finance
Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (R3880)
Washington, DC$174K - $262K Part Time
1 year ago
Business & Finance
1 year agoFILLED
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Software
Full Stack Software Engineer — Platform Applications (R4025)
San Diego, California$156K - $333K Part Time
2 years ago
Software
2 years agoFILLED
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Electrical
Staff Electrical Quality Engineer (R3530)
Dallas, Texas$125K - $180K Part Time
2 years ago
Electrical
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