About Shieldai
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Shieldai
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.
Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager of Mechanical Engineering to build and lead the team responsible for all mechanical design, thermal, and harnessing in the X-BAT aircraft and ground vehicle. You will establish the technical vision, hire top tier engineers, and partner with all other engineer team leads to execute cross-functionally. Extreme ownership is expected where your team will carry designs from concept through manufacturing. Team leads and managers at Shield are expected to have strong technical fundamentals and a history of experience being hands on.
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Recent news
- Drone crashes and severed fingers at a $13 billion Silicon Valley military startup - Reuters
- Shield AI awarded U.S. Air Force production contract for Collaborative Combat Aircraft mission autonomy - Shield AI
- Ex-Shield AI Worker Sues Over ‘Profane, Egregious’ Acts by Senior Official - Claims Journal
- Poland weighs joining X-BAT autonomous vertical-takeoff fighter program - Defense News
- Shield AI and UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía partner to expand Hivemind autonomy across European unmanned systems - sUAS News
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