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Shield AI
Engineering Manager, Air Vehicle Mechanical Systems (R5391)
San Diego, California · Dallas, Texas
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hirly's read of this role
- Role family
- Engineering management
- Seniority
- Lead / management
- Stated salary
- $152,802 – $229,202 per year
- Country
- US
- Work mode
- On-site / unstated
- First seen by hirly
- 11 Sept 2026
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the posting
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai . Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn , X , Instagram , and YouTube .
Job Description:
Shield AI is seeking a Manager of Actuated Systems to lead an aircraft mechanical systems team for our groundbreaking jet-engine VTOL military UAV platform, X-BAT. You will manage a team of engineers designing and integrating flight- and mission-critical mechanisms such as doors, uplocks/downlocks, landing gear, folding/packaging mechanisms, flight-control actuation integration, and propulsion/nozzle actuation mechanisms. You will support your team in making key architectural decisions, by being a key technical resource, and by being a strong leader of great engineers.
- Projects that you might work on:
- X-BAT Doors, FCAS, Landing Gear, Up/Down Locks
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