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Staff Technical Program Manager, Air Vehicle Systems (R6044)

Shield·Seattle, Washington·Posted 4 November 2026

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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 https://shield.ai/. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/shield-ai, X https://x.com/shieldaitech, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shield_ai, and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Shield_AI.    Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Air Vehicle Systems Technical Program Manager to help drive execution across the air vehicle systems design team. This role lives within the engineering organization and partners closely with Responsible Engineers (REs) and technical leads across aircraft subsystems such as flight controls, avionics, electrical power, thermal and fluid systems, mechanical systems, structures, landing gear, and vehicle integration. You will work alongside the air vehicle…

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