Shield AI
Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (R6267)
San Diego, California · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in Program Management, Engineering Management, or Software Engineering; alternative degrees are acceptable if professional experience focuses on testing Enterprise Software, Artificial Intelligence, or Robotics.
- Education
- B.S. in Computer Science or a related field; alternative degrees are acceptable under the stated experience condition.
About the job
Leads planning and delivery of Hivemind Enterprise software releases and command-and-control initiatives for autonomous systems.
What you'll do
- Plan and deliver complex software releases, managing timelines, milestones, resources, budgets, and risks.
- Coordinate engineering, product, design, customer engagement, and other stakeholders; communicate progress and facilitate technical decisions.
- Improve program management processes and support disciplined execution and collaboration.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Computer Science or related field and 8+ years in Program Management, Engineering Management, or Software Engineering; alternative degrees are acceptable if experience focuses on testing Enterprise Software, Artificial Intelligence, or Robotics.
- Experience driving releases of complex software and integrated HW/SW systems.
- Solid software development foundations and deep knowledge of optimizing the software development lifecycle.
- Power user of Jira or work management tools.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in Computer Science or MBA; prior software developer or test engineer experience.
- Enterprise software release experience, User Experience Design interest, aviation domain experience, Autonomy, AI, ML expertise, or PMP, Scrum Master, or similar qualifications.
Tools
Hivemind Enterprise, Jira
AI focus
The role supports Hivemind Enterprise, a software development kit for unmanned systems and mission applications, and drives command-and-control interfaces for autonomous systems. AI and autonomy expertise are preferred qualifications.
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