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Shield AI
defenseaiautonomous-systemsdronesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningNational Security
289 open1 remote175 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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Sales & Marketing
Business Development Manager, Saudi Arabia (R3983)
Riyadh Internship
5 months ago
Sales & Marketing
5 months agoShield AI
Software
Senior Staff Engineer, Software Autonomy Applications (R3906)
Amsterdam Internship
6 months ago
Software
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Software
Staff Engineer, Software Autonomy Applications (R3908)
Amsterdam Internship
6 months ago
Software
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Business & Finance
Chief Engineer
London Part Time
6 months ago
Business & Finance
6 months agoShield AI
Business & Finance
Senior Director, Air Force Strategic Capture (R4047)
Washington, DC$210K - $320K Part Time
6 months ago
Business & Finance
6 months agoShield AI
Avionics
Engineer, State Estimation (Dallas/San Diego/Boston/ DC/ San Fran) (R3945)
Dallas, Texas$120K - $250K Part Time
6 months ago
Avionics
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Avionics
Engineer, State Estimation (Dallas/San Diego/Boston/ DC/ San Fran)
Dallas, Texas$120K - $250K Part Time
6 months ago
Avionics
6 months agoShield AI
MechanicalPropulsion
Senior Staff Propulsion Engineer (TVC) (X-BAT) (R4160)
Dallas, Texas$173K - $260K Part Time
6 months ago
MechanicalPropulsion
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Mechanical
Staff Engineer, Composite Manufacturing
Dallas, Texas$128K - $192K Part Time
6 months ago
Mechanical
6 months agoShield AI
RemotePeople & HR
Talent Acquisition Partner, EMEA
London Full Time
6 months ago
RemotePeople & HR
6 months agoShield AI
Sales & Marketing
Senior Regional Manager, Nordics (Norway, Sweden, Denmark & Finland)
Oslo Internship
6 months ago
Sales & Marketing
6 months agoShield AI
Electrical
Senior Communications Engineer (Hiring at Multiple Levels)
Dallas, Texas$170K - $250K Full Time
6 months ago
Electrical
6 months agoShield AI
Software
Senior Ground Control Station (GCS) Software Engineer
Dallas, Texas$130K - $190K Part Time
6 months ago
Software
6 months agoShield AI
Software
Senior Software Engineer, Hardware Test (R3998)
Dallas, Texas$128K - $192K Internship
6 months ago
Software
6 months agoShield AI
Space StationAvionics
Senior Engineer, Mission Systems (Avionics & Sensor Integration) (R4014)
Dallas, Texas$116K - $173K Internship
6 months ago
Space StationAvionics
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