Shield AI · 8 hours ago
Product Manager, Analysis and Simulation (R4504)
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $290K/yr
9+ years expShield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The Product Manager for Forge Analysis & Simulation will lead the development of tooling and workflows for rapid insights from robotics and autonomy test data, driving product strategy for simulation tooling and performance analysis products.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesDronesMachine LearningNational Security
Responsibilities
Define and own the product roadmap for Forge Analysis & Simulation, including simulation tooling, synthetic data pipelines, and high-rate data analytics
Collaborate with autonomy engineers, simulation leads, and data scientists to build tooling that supports SIL, HIL, ViL, performance evaluation, and large-scale data analysis
Drive user research and discovery with engineering and test stakeholders, capturing pain points and converting them into actionable technical plans and prioritized backlogs
Partner with cross-functional teams (engineering, UX, QA, platform) to deliver new capabilities that improve developer efficiency and visibility into autonomy performance
Track and analyze usage, performance, and quality metrics for Forge Analysis & Simulation features, and use these insights to refine scope and roadmap priorities
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 9 years and a Master's degree; or 7 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience
5+ years experience in product management, analysis tooling, or autonomy tooling roles with demonstrated technical depth
2+ years experience in a software development role
Experience with large-scale, high-frequency data analysis and building or prioritizing tooling used by engineers to process, query, and interpret data at scale
Strong understanding or experience with autonomy and robotics development workflows including ML/RL behavior development, MLOps, and requirements traceability
Hands-on familiarity or strong working knowledge of SIL/HIL/VIL simulation frameworks, related 2D/3D visualization tooling, or autonomy performance evaluation ecosystems
Proven ability to conduct user research, synthesize findings, and translate them into actionable product requirements and roadmaps
Expert at using Generative-AI-based tooling to iterate on prototypes and generate briefs
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional engineering teams
Preferred
Prior experience in military tech, aerospace, autonomy tooling, or defense avionics/robotics domains
Strong engineering or technical background (BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, EE, or related)
Experience working with teams building or integrating simulation engines, synthetic data pipelines, or custom data analytics platforms
Prior work experience at companies focused on simulation, autonomy analysis, or large-scale telemetry tooling
Benefits
Bonus
Benefits
Equity
Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Company
Shield AI
Shield AI is a deep-tech company that focuses on developing AI-powered systems to enhance the safety of service members and civilians.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.31BKey Investors
Hanwha Aerospace,L3Harris TechnologiesHercules CapitalRiot Ventures,US Innovative Technology Fund
2025-03-06Series F· $240M
2023-12-29Debt Financing· $200M
2023-10-31Series F· $300M
Leadership Team
Gary Steele
Chief Executive Officer
Brandon Tseng
Co-Founder
Recent News
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