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Engineering Manager, Air Vehicle Mechanical Systems (R5391)

Shieldai

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Aug 18, 2026

Salary
$153k – $229k/yr
Location
San Diego, California · Dallas, Texas
Workplace
Onsite
Type
Full-time
Department
X-BAT Division
Seniority
Manager
Experience
10+ years
Education
Bachelor
Source
Lever

Description

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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