Supervisor, Maintenance (R5382)

@ Shield AI
Shield AIshieldai.com

Supervisor, Maintenance (R5382)

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About the job

Shield AI is a defense-tech company focusing on protecting service members with intelligent systems like autonomous aircraft. The role involves maintaining V-BAT unmanned systems, supporting operations, and ensuring peak performance.

Requirements

  • Experience with aviation maintenance
  • Strong communication skills
  • Team-oriented and trustworthy
  • High standards and kindness
  • Coordination across departments

Qualifications

  • FAA A&P Certification
  • UAS experience
  • International shipment support

Full job description

Founded in 2015, 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 and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. 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:

Help keep the next generation of autonomous aircraft mission-ready. In this hands-on role, you'll maintain and support advanced unmanned aircraft systems, ensuring reliability, readiness, and peak performance while working alongside cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical capabilities.

What you'll do:

  • Conduct organizational and depot level maintenance on V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems and associated Ground Support Equipment (GSE) 
  • Comply with written training and certification requirements for maintenance personnel.   
  • Support development of maintenance task instructions for inclusion in future maintenance manuals. 
  • Develop relationships with adjacent organizations to ensure maintenance best practices are in place throughout the organization. 
  • Comply with the company’s Tool Control, FOD prevention, and HAZMAT programs. 
  • Internal customer V-BAT Organizational and Depot Level Maintenance tasks

    • Required qualifications:

  • Experience with aviation maintenance and operations, including coordinating work across multiple departments.  
  • Excellent communications skills.  
  • A demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding self and others to high standards, and being kind to others. 

    • Preferred qualifications:

  • FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certification 
  • Experience in field of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 
  • Support international shipments for demonstrations and COCOs


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    Full-time regular employee offer package:

    Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

    Temporary employee offer package:

    Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

    Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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    Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. 

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