Shield AI
Staff Technical Program Manager, Air Vehicle Systems (R6044)
Seattle, Washington · Staff · Full-time · Posted Nov 4, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in technical program management, systems engineering, or engineering leadership in aerospace or complex hardware development environments.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship or other authorization sufficient for applicable ITAR access is expected.
About the job
Drives execution of aircraft systems development, coordinating engineering teams, suppliers, integration, testing, and flight-readiness milestones.
What you'll do
- Plan and track integrated schedules, dependencies, risks, and execution across aircraft subsystems.
- Coordinate Responsible Engineers, technical leads, manufacturing, test teams, and suppliers through integration and verification.
- Support aircraft build, ground and flight testing, technical reviews, and issue resolution.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional aircraft subsystem teams and working knowledge of requirements, interfaces, verification, testing, and integration.
- Experience managing schedules, technical risks, dependencies, suppliers, and external development partners.
- Strong communication skills; authorization sufficient for applicable ITAR access is required.
Nice to have
- Prior work across multiple aircraft subsystems or test-driven aerospace development programs.
- Familiarity with JIRA, Smartsheet, or similar tools; ability to obtain a Secret or higher clearance is preferred.
Tools
JIRA, Smartsheet
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