Staff Logistics Manager Support Equipment
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 lead logistics and sustainment activities through design, production, deployment, and field support. You will develop integrated logistics products, conduct maintenance and supportability analysis, manage supply support, and coordinate the availability of parts, support equipment, and logistics resources.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in logistics, engineering, supply chain, aviation maintenance, business, or a related field; equivalent military or defense logistics experience may be considered.
- 8+ years of experience supporting UAS or fighter aircraft logistics and sustainment.
- Experience with Maintenance Task Analysis and maintenance planning data.
- Expertise in Logistics Control Number structures.
- Experience with reliability and maintainability principles and LORA development.
- Hands-on supply support experience, including spares planning, provisioning, inventory management, forecasting, repairables management, and sustainment execution.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, bills of material, configuration data, maintenance data, and technical documentation.
- Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, program management, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, field service, and customer teams.
- Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead logistics and sustainment planning across design, production, deployment, and field support phases.
- Develop and maintain integrated logistics support products, maintenance concepts, support equipment, provisioning inputs, spares plans, and sustainment documentation.
- Perform Maintenance Task Analysis for preventive and corrective maintenance requirements.
- Develop and maintain Logistics Control Number structures.
- Lead support equipment design, development, and implementation.
- Lead supply support activities, including spares analysis, provisioning, forecasting, inventory planning, repair coordination, and obsolescence management.
- Coordinate with suppliers, depots, repair vendors, and internal teams.
- Support proposals, estimates, staffing plans, sustainment strategies, and logistics cost estimates.
- Ensure compliance with defense standards, contract requirements, export controls, and company processes.
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity