Important Mission with Rapid Development Mindset - Systems Engineer Shield AI Employee Review

5.0
22 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. The mission is very important 2. The technology is challenging and fun to build up 3. The team is excellent 4. The pace of development is fast which means developers get to see their work used almost right away

Cons

1. Its a demanding job with constant challenges requiring flexibility and often long hours 2.Hardware development/testing requires engineers to be on site and depending on the team can include significant travel to support flight testing

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5.0
9 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great teammates and environment for intern. Good pay and benefits with gym access.

Cons

No large cons, it is a good internship.

2.0
25 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A majority of the company is filled with good-willed, nice, curious people across AI, aviation, geospatial, engineering and instructional spaces.

Cons

Too many of the operational decisions are made by sof guys with virtually zero experience in any of the fields relevant to the company...including strategic operations or even tactical isr. Too many has-beens used to working with no oversight. Money and equipment constantly disappearing. The company is like a toddler walking around in their parents clothes. Poor scaling. Almost non-existent safety considerations. Prior service in corporate is always something that needs to be addressed but the amount of sof guys this company employees just so they can put "elite" in every tagline is ridiculous. They complain constantly just to freeze or meltdown in the lightest stressful situations. Virtually unteachable so they are removed and elevated into positions that avoid that dynamic. We can't get people to stop being vindictive bigots every time they are corrected or called out for lying in a meeting to save our lives but we sure will platform the latest self-help garbage from some other hack of a seal because so-in-so met him once or likes his podcast.

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