Sr Director, Chief Engineering (R4667)

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. 

The Chief Engineering Sr Director leads and develops a team of Chief Engineers responsible for technical execution and delivery of software development and integration of Hivemind across multiple customer platforms. Chief Engineers serve as the primary engineering interface for their assigned projects and are responsible for maintaining the technical continuity across all engineering disciplines, ensuring execution on schedule and deliverables that delight the customer. 

 

This role ensures the Chief Engineering team is equipped, aligned, and empowered to define scope, remove technical blockers, manage cross-functional dependencies, identify integration issues, and prevent technical debt before it materializes. The Sr. Director drives consistency in how Chief Engineers balance technical rigor, risk, schedule, and cost in close partnership with Program Management.