Senior Staff Technical Program Manager - Mission Autonomy
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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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead programs from the ground up through production and operational deployment, integrating Hivemind autonomy onto USVs and future UUVs, OWAs, ISR and LCCM platforms. You will own plans, schedules, budgets and risks, coordinate integration and testing, and support business development.
Requirements
- 10 years related experience with Bachelor's, or 9 with Master's, or 7 with PhD
- Experience leading complex cross-functional engineering programs from concept to deployment
- Strong technical understanding of software-enabled systems, autonomy or aerospace systems
- Success managing scope, schedule, budget, risk and technical performance
- Experience with PMRs, gate reviews and estimates
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management
- Willingness to travel internationally
Responsibilities
- Lead launched effect and deep strike autonomy integration programs
- Define program objectives with product, engineering, operations and leadership
- Own integrated program plans covering scope, schedule, milestones, dependencies, budgets and resources
- Facilitate technical and programmatic decision-making
- Coordinate integration activities across labs, ground testing, surrogate testing and flight tests
- Conduct critical-path analyses and support Gate Reviews, PMRs and EACs
- Run effective meetings and keep stakeholders aligned
- Support technical and operational documentation
- Track and report program financials, schedules and deliverables
- Support business development including proposals, RFIs and RFPs
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
