Shield AI
Engineering Manager, Air Vehicle Mechanical Systems (R5391)
$153K–$229K
San Diego, California +1 · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, California
Dallas, Texas - Experience
- 10+ years in aerospace mechanisms and actuated systems; 2+ years in team leadership.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
About the job
Leads a mechanical engineering team developing and sustaining mechanisms and actuation systems for next-generation autonomous aircraft.
What you'll do
- Lead, mentor, and manage mechanical engineers and team workload across aircraft programs, builds, and test campaigns.
- Guide end-to-end design of aircraft mechanisms and actuation systems, setting standards for design quality, analysis, release, and verification.
- Coordinate engineering interfaces and communicate risks, staffing needs, and schedule impacts across functions and sites.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
- 10+ years of experience with aerospace mechanisms and actuated system design, build, integration, test, and flight.
- 2+ years leading teams or performing in a team leadership role.
- Experience shipping hardware through prototype build, test, iteration, and release, including supplier and manufacturing engagement.
Nice to have
- Experience with environmental and operational robustness, and support for ground/flight test campaigns or mechanism failure investigations.
- Familiarity with reliability and safety methods (DFMEA/FTA) and supplier relationships for machined parts, actuation systems, and mechanisms assemblies.
Pay
USD 152,802–229,202 per-year-salary (salary)
Tools
GD&T, DFMEA, FTA
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