Leads the engineering organization for a deployed Group 3 VTOL UAS program, setting technical strategy, governing architecture and development practices, and scaling multidisciplinary teams. Requires 15+ years of related experience, aerospace or adjacent technical expertise, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Leads the Guidance and Control team responsible for developing, integrating, qualifying, and flight-testing autonomy and control algorithms for unmanned aerial systems. Requires substantial engineering leadership experience, controls expertise, and a track record of shipping products and developing high-performing teams.
230k – 350k/yrOn-site8+ YOEEngineering Management
Senior Manager, Facilities Operations, U.S.
Shield AIDallas, TX
Leads U.S. facilities operations across a growing, technically complex portfolio, overseeing regional teams, maintenance, vendors, budgets, risk, and lifecycle integration. Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 12+ years in facilities or operations, and substantial multi-site leadership experience.
Leads multidisciplinary electrical engineering, avionics analysis, and build/test teams responsible for the reliability and manufacturability of an unmanned aircraft platform. Requires 10+ years of experience, electrical design expertise, and a demonstrated record of building high-performing technical organizations.
Supervise and provide hands-on technical leadership to a team of engineering technicians performing avionics integration, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and production/flight support on complex aircraft systems. Requires 6+ years avionics/electrical experience plus 2+ years supervising technicians, with strong schematic reading and test equipment skills.
110k – 170k/yrOn-site6+ YOEEngineering Management
Manager, Engineering
Shield AISan Diego, CA
Lead a team of engineers responsible for integrating, validating, and scaling the Hivemind autonomy platform across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight environments. Requires 7+ years experience, technical leadership in integration and test, and hands-on expertise with autonomy stacks, Python/C++, and ROS.
160k – 240k/yrOn-site7+ YOEEngineering Management
Mechanical Engineering Sr. Manager - Avionics
Shield AISan Diego, CA +1
Lead a team of mechanical engineers designing electro-mechanical avionics systems for next-generation autonomous UAVs, including packaging, thermal management, and integration into the X-BAT aircraft. Requires 10+ years aerospace mechanical/electrical design experience and CAD/FEA expertise.
Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AISan Diego, CA +2
Lead and grow a 5-10 person autonomy engineering team building first-of-kind autonomy solutions for emerging platforms (space, maritime, unmanned helicopters). Own hiring, mentoring, technical direction, and hands-on integration from SIL through live test events.
220k – 330k/yrOn-site7+ YOEEngineering Management
Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIDallas, TX +1
Lead a 5-10 person autonomy engineering team building and fielding mission autonomy software for V-BAT and X-BAT unmanned aircraft. Own hiring, mentoring, technical direction, aircraft-team integration, and on-site test support.
220k – 330k/yrOn-site7+ YOEEngineering Management
Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AISan Diego, CA +3
Lead a 3-8 person autonomy engineering team building and fielding multi-agent autonomy software for launched effects platforms. Own hiring, mentoring, technical direction, integration with PX4/ArduPilot, and on-site test support.
220k – 330k/yrOn-site7+ YOEEngineering Management
Manager, Dev Platform Engineering (R4979)
Shield AISan Diego, CA
Lead a platform engineering team building the Nix-based package manager, build infrastructure, and developer tooling for the Hivemind SDK ecosystem. Requires 10+ years of engineering experience and 3+ years of people leadership.
Leads simulation engineering for V-BAT aircraft, managing team to design, build, and integrate scalable simulation tools across aerodynamics, GNC, and propulsion teams. Requires 8+ years experience, BS in CS/engineering, strong C++ skills, and leadership of engineering projects.
Leads establishment of engineering design standards, best practices for aerospace design/analysis, CAD usage, documentation, and configuration management across hardware programs. Influences teams to ensure consistency, rigor, and scalability without hindering execution. Requires 10+ years in aerospace/hardware with broad technical expertise.
Leads teams developing real-time perception systems for autonomous aircraft, including object detection, sensor fusion, and state estimation using EO/IR, radar, and IMU data. Requires 7+ years experience in unmanned systems, algorithm expertise, and 2+ years people leadership.
220k – 331k/yrOn-site7+ YOEEngineering Management
Manager, Software Engineering - System Update Tools (R4745)
Shield AIDallas, TX
Leads engineering team building OTA update systems, training simulations, maintenance tools, and flight data analysis apps for aircraft operations. Requires 6+ years software experience (Python/C++), 1+ years managing engineers, and bachelor's in CS or equivalent.
160k – 240k/yrOn-site6+ YOEEngineering Management
Principal Engineer, Software Architect (R4562)
Shield AIDallas, TX
Leads software architecture for Shield AI's XBAT program across mission, vehicle, and autonomy domains for advanced airborne systems. Translates safety/security goals into designs, drives cross-team alignment, and ensures scalability and compliance in safety-critical environments.
216k – 323k/yrOn-siteEngineering Management
Engineering Manager, Mechanical Systems (R4427)
Shield AISan Diego, CA +1
Leads a team of mechanical engineers developing systems for next-generation autonomous UAVs, supports design reviews, resource allocation, and cross-site collaboration while providing technical guidance and mentorship. Requires 7+ years in mechanical design, BS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, and strong CAD/FEA skills.
Leads a team of mechanical engineers designing electro-mechanical avionics systems for autonomous UAVs, including packaging, thermal management, and integration. Drives analyses for harsh environments and ensures compliance, collaborating cross-functionally in aerospace development.
Lead a technical team developing production perception, state estimation, and sensor fusion algorithms in C++ for autonomous aerospace and defense systems. Requires 10+ years experience, 2+ years managing teams, strong theoretical foundations, and DoD sensor integration background.
Leads engineering team as Chief Engineer to develop and deploy Hivemind autonomy solutions on unmanned aircraft systems for DoD contracts. Requires 10+ years in autonomy/UAS, expertise in robotics stack, GNC, and leadership of technical teams.
Leads the engineering organization for a deployed Group 3 VTOL UAS program, setting technical strategy, governing architecture and development practices, and scaling multidisciplinary teams. Requires 15+ years of related experience, aerospace or adjacent technical expertise, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Leads the Guidance and Control team responsible for developing, integrating, qualifying, and flight-testing autonomy and control algorithms for unmanned aerial systems. Requires substantial engineering leadership experience, controls expertise, and a track record of shipping products and developing high-performing teams.
230k – 350k/yrOn-site8+ YOEEngineering Management
Senior Manager, Facilities Operations, U.S.
Shield AIDallas, TX
Leads U.S. facilities operations across a growing, technically complex portfolio, overseeing regional teams, maintenance, vendors, budgets, risk, and lifecycle integration. Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 12+ years in facilities or operations, and substantial multi-site leadership experience.
Leads multidisciplinary electrical engineering, avionics analysis, and build/test teams responsible for the reliability and manufacturability of an unmanned aircraft platform. Requires 10+ years of experience, electrical design expertise, and a demonstrated record of building high-performing technical organizations.
Supervise and provide hands-on technical leadership to a team of engineering technicians performing avionics integration, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and production/flight support on complex aircraft systems. Requires 6+ years avionics/electrical experience plus 2+ years supervising technicians, with strong schematic reading and test equipment skills.
110k – 170k/yrOn-site6+ YOEEngineering Management
Manager, Engineering
Shield AISan Diego, CA
Lead a team of engineers responsible for integrating, validating, and scaling the Hivemind autonomy platform across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight environments. Requires 7+ years experience, technical leadership in integration and test, and hands-on expertise with autonomy stacks, Python/C++, and ROS.
160k – 240k/yrOn-site7+ YOEEngineering Management
Mechanical Engineering Sr. Manager - Avionics
Shield AISan Diego, CA +1
Lead a team of mechanical engineers designing electro-mechanical avionics systems for next-generation autonomous UAVs, including packaging, thermal management, and integration into the X-BAT aircraft. Requires 10+ years aerospace mechanical/electrical design experience and CAD/FEA expertise.
Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AISan Diego, CA +2
Lead and grow a 5-10 person autonomy engineering team building first-of-kind autonomy solutions for emerging platforms (space, maritime, unmanned helicopters). Own hiring, mentoring, technical direction, and hands-on integration from SIL through live test events.
220k – 330k/yrOn-site7+ YOEEngineering Management
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Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AIDallas, TX +1
Lead a 5-10 person autonomy engineering team building and fielding mission autonomy software for V-BAT and X-BAT unmanned aircraft. Own hiring, mentoring, technical direction, aircraft-team integration, and on-site test support.
220k – 330k/yrOn-site7+ YOEEngineering Management
Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration
Shield AISan Diego, CA +3
Lead a 3-8 person autonomy engineering team building and fielding multi-agent autonomy software for launched effects platforms. Own hiring, mentoring, technical direction, integration with PX4/ArduPilot, and on-site test support.
220k – 330k/yrOn-site7+ YOEEngineering Management
Manager, Dev Platform Engineering (R4979)
Shield AISan Diego, CA
Lead a platform engineering team building the Nix-based package manager, build infrastructure, and developer tooling for the Hivemind SDK ecosystem. Requires 10+ years of engineering experience and 3+ years of people leadership.
Leads simulation engineering for V-BAT aircraft, managing team to design, build, and integrate scalable simulation tools across aerodynamics, GNC, and propulsion teams. Requires 8+ years experience, BS in CS/engineering, strong C++ skills, and leadership of engineering projects.
Leads establishment of engineering design standards, best practices for aerospace design/analysis, CAD usage, documentation, and configuration management across hardware programs. Influences teams to ensure consistency, rigor, and scalability without hindering execution. Requires 10+ years in aerospace/hardware with broad technical expertise.
Leads teams developing real-time perception systems for autonomous aircraft, including object detection, sensor fusion, and state estimation using EO/IR, radar, and IMU data. Requires 7+ years experience in unmanned systems, algorithm expertise, and 2+ years people leadership.
220k – 331k/yrOn-site7+ YOEEngineering Management
Manager, Software Engineering - System Update Tools (R4745)
Shield AIDallas, TX
Leads engineering team building OTA update systems, training simulations, maintenance tools, and flight data analysis apps for aircraft operations. Requires 6+ years software experience (Python/C++), 1+ years managing engineers, and bachelor's in CS or equivalent.
160k – 240k/yrOn-site6+ YOEEngineering Management
Principal Engineer, Software Architect (R4562)
Shield AIDallas, TX
Leads software architecture for Shield AI's XBAT program across mission, vehicle, and autonomy domains for advanced airborne systems. Translates safety/security goals into designs, drives cross-team alignment, and ensures scalability and compliance in safety-critical environments.
216k – 323k/yrOn-siteEngineering Management
Engineering Manager, Mechanical Systems (R4427)
Shield AISan Diego, CA +1
Leads a team of mechanical engineers developing systems for next-generation autonomous UAVs, supports design reviews, resource allocation, and cross-site collaboration while providing technical guidance and mentorship. Requires 7+ years in mechanical design, BS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, and strong CAD/FEA skills.
Leads a team of mechanical engineers designing electro-mechanical avionics systems for autonomous UAVs, including packaging, thermal management, and integration. Drives analyses for harsh environments and ensures compliance, collaborating cross-functionally in aerospace development.
Lead a technical team developing production perception, state estimation, and sensor fusion algorithms in C++ for autonomous aerospace and defense systems. Requires 10+ years experience, 2+ years managing teams, strong theoretical foundations, and DoD sensor integration background.
Leads engineering team as Chief Engineer to develop and deploy Hivemind autonomy solutions on unmanned aircraft systems for DoD contracts. Requires 10+ years in autonomy/UAS, expertise in robotics stack, GNC, and leadership of technical teams.