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Discrete Planning Engineer (R5440)

Shield AI· Hivemind Enterprise Division – Engineering
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Hybrid (San Diego, CA)$135k - $200kFull Time EmployeePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Discretion planning-focused engineering role within Shield AI's Hivemind Enterprise product, working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, discrete optimization, and motion planning to develop state-of-the-art algorithms for autonomous vehicle task allocation, planning, and multi-agent coordination.

Responsibilities

  • Research, design, and implement state-of-the-art algorithms for optimal task allocation, scheduling and temporal sequencing of heterogeneous teams of autonomous vehicles (land, air, other).
  • Solidify and improve existing C++ based mission planning software applicable across disparate vehicle types and compute platforms.
  • Work with engineers, program managers, and product managers to define a technical roadmap for future autonomy solutions and SDK offerings.

Qualifications

  • Typically requires a PhD with graduate work in Optimization or Operations Research. Master’s degree with 4 or more years of work in the same areas.
  • Expert in Integer or Mixed Integer Linear Programming, Constraint Programming, Convex Optimization, Multi-Objective-Optimization and using established solvers such as Gurobi, Google-OR, CPLEX etc.
  • Significant experience in implementing algorithms in C++ and using debuggers such as gdb to troubleshoot execution within a multi-threaded environment.

Skills

Required:Optimization and Operations ResearchInteger/Linear/Constraint ProgrammingC++ programming

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary employee offer package (applicable after 60 days of employment) + temporary benefits package
  • Salary compensation is influenced by skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. Offers contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
  • Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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