Principle Engineer
Human Factors, Early R&D
Updated on 3/22/2023
Locations
United States
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Git
Product Design
UI/UX Design
Requirements
- Requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 12 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience; or equivalent experience
- Expertise in DoD-constrained UI/UX practices
- Experience with Git and code management tools
- Passionate about designing high-impact human-machine teaming solutions
- Strong technical collaboration skills and a desire to develop new skills
- Excited by a fast-moving environment with a highly motivated group
Responsibilities
- Partner with program management and business teams to solve for customer needs
- Conduct competitive and industry research to understand the needs, pain points, and use cases of our customers
- Work at the intersection of design and development to translate product requirements into design specifications, user journey maps and workflows
- Design low-fidelity mockups and rapid prototypes for user testing and iteration
- Lead customer reviews, and usability events to gather feedback and data on design effectiveness
- Design and execute human-factors centric experiments focused on evaluating performance and trust in autonomy for DoD customers
- Projects that you might work on (optional):
- Design, implementation, and test of Mission Planning UI/UX
- Design, implementation, and test of Mission Debrief UI/UX
- Multi-vehicle collaboration UI/UX (Group 3 and Group 5 UAS)
Desired Qualifications
- User Experience degree
- Human Factors degree
- Human Computer Interaction degree
- Portfolio showcasing at least two product design pieces
- Experience with in aerospace and/or robotics industries
- Experience with team leadership, or as a technical project lead
- #LI-OE1
Self-driving technology without GPS
Company Overview
Shield AI's mission is to advance America's nation's core values by providing the US and allies access to leading technologies and innovations.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance Coverage
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA
- Employee Assistance Program
- Subsidized Gym Membership
- Pet Insurance
- Competitive Compensation
- Retirement Services
- Life Insurance
- Parental Leave
- Bereavement Support
- Flexible Work Hours
- PTO
- Paid Holidays
- Commuter Benefits
- Relaxed Dress Code
- Yearly Swag Items
- Unlimited Snacks
- Bottomless Beverages
- Annual Celebrations
- Work From Home Benefits
- Standing Desks and Widescreen Monitors
Company Core Values
- Earn Trust
- Candor
- Pursue Excellence
- Delight Our Customers
- Put the Team First
- Embrace Teammates
- Demonstrate Grit
- Dominate