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Shield AI

289 open175 filled
San Diego, CAFounded 20151,381+ employeesGrowth raisedGrowthPrivate
Last round: series g · $2B · Mar 2026(18 rounds total)
Founded by Brandon TsengShield 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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Principal Engineer, Survivability (R4608)
United States$200K - $310K Part Time
Technician
1 month ago
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Senior Staff Engineer, Survivability (R4606)
United States$170K - $250K Part Time
Technician
1 month ago
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Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering (R4791)
Dallas, Texas$180K - $270K Part Time
Mechanical
1 month ago
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Staff Sales Engineer (R4790)
Amsterdam Part Time
Sales & Marketing
1 month ago
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Power Electronics - Senior Staff Thermal Engineer
Dallas, Texas$173K - $260K Part Time
AvionicsThermal
1 month ago
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Power Electronics - Principal Electrical Engineer
San Diego, California$211K - $317K Part Time
Avionics
1 month ago
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Senior Manager, Field Marketing - Europe (R4771)
London$8 - $12/hour Internship
Sales & Marketing
1 month ago
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Senior Staff Engineer, Structures - Launch Recovery Vehicle (R4765)
Dallas, Texas$160K - $240K Part Time
MechanicalStructures
1 month ago
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Staff Engineer, G&C (R4763)
Dallas, Texas$180K - $280K Part Time
Software
1 month ago
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Power Electronics - Staff Electrical Engineer (R4479)
Dallas, Texas$150K - $225K Part Time
Avionics
1 month ago
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Modelling and Simulation Lead
Melbourne Full Time
Business & Finance
1 month ago
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Staff Engineer, Software Test (R4784)
Dallas, Texas$150K - $220K Part Time
Software
1 month ago
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Engineer II, Software Test (R4786)
Dallas, Texas$95K - $140K Part Time
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Staff Engineer, Ground System Software (R4787)
Dallas, Texas$150K - $230K Part Time
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Staff Engineer, Test & Evaluation Engineer
San Diego, California$141K - $212K Part Time
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