Chief Engineer Air Vehicle Lead
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will own the aircraft's technical integrity from requirements and architecture through design, build, testing, and production. You will lead multidisciplinary engineering, make system-level trades, manage technical risk, drive integration and supplier performance, and mentor technical leaders while remaining hands-on in critical engineering work.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline
- 15+ years of relevant aircraft development experience with technical leadership responsibility
- Experience leading air vehicle or major aircraft-system development through design, build, integration, testing, and production
- Broad knowledge of aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, flight controls, avionics, mechanical systems, and vehicle integration
- Hands-on technical leadership experience
- Experience making technical decisions with incomplete information and managing risk
- Knowledge of aircraft design, system integration, verification, and validation
- Experience transitioning aerospace hardware into production with manufacturing and suppliers
- Ability to obtain and maintain required security clearance
Responsibilities
- Own aircraft architecture, technical performance, integration, and design integrity
- Lead technical direction across air vehicle engineering disciplines
- Lead system-level trades across performance, weight, range, payload, cost, reliability, manufacturability, schedule, and risk
- Drive execution from requirements and conceptual design through flight test
- Participate in design reviews, problem solving, investigations, testing, and critical decisions
- Identify and close technical risks
- Use prototypes, ground testing, flight testing, and data to retire risk
- Ensure successful system interfaces and integration
- Design for repeatable production with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations
- Lead critical suppliers and externally developed systems
- Mentor engineers and technical leaders