FAA Program Coordinator
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
Investors
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will manage FAA regulatory operations, including authorization applications, registrations, waivers, records, and correspondence. You will coordinate submission packages, maintain tracking and reporting, lead regulatory-status reviews, improve workflows, and support authorization planning for flight activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent relevant experience
- 3–5+ years of experience in aviation regulatory operations, program coordination, flight operations administration, certification support, UAS operations, or a related regulated environment
- Experience coordinating regulatory applications, authorizations, certifications, or controlled-submission processes
- Experience managing concurrent workstreams, schedules, records, dependencies, and status reporting
- Working knowledge of FAA aviation or UAS authorization processes
- Professional and technical writing skills
- Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint, and project-tracking or document-management tools
Responsibilities
- Manage FAA regulatory operations, including DroneZone, registrations, authorizations, and waiver submissions
- Maintain authorization, application, limitation, ownership, expiration, and dependency tracking
- Coordinate the development, review, submission, and follow-up of FAA-related packages
- Manage correspondence, records, and administrative coordination with regulatory stakeholders
- Lead cross-program regulatory-status and planning reviews
- Support emerging FAA authorization pathways
- Develop standardized workflows, templates, checklists, dashboards, and reporting
- Maintain an FAA authorization roadmap aligned with planned operations
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity