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title: Staff Technical Program Manager, Air Vehicle Systems
description: Shield AI is hiring for the Staff Technical Program Manager, Air Vehicle Systems
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| **Company** | Shield AI |
| **Location** | Seattle, WA |
| **Salary** | $191.2K/yr - $287K/yr |
| **Type** | Full Time, Part Time, Temporary |
| **Posted** | Sep 22, 2026 |
## Description

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 systems design team, manufacturing and test teams, and applicable suppliers to ensure technical work progresses in alignment with vehicle-level milestones, schedules, and program objectives. This role requires enough aircraft-systems depth to understand the underlying technical solutions, identify cross-system dependencies, and help teams make sound execution decisions, while also bringing the coordination, accountability, and follow-through needed to move the program forward.

 

The ideal candidate has an engineering background and thrives in a hands-on, hardware-centric development environment. They are comfortable working with technical detail, asking the right questions, removing obstacles, and translating complex system work into measurable progress toward aircraft integration and flight readiness.

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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.

## How to Apply

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