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.
Job Description:
Shield AI is seeking an engineering manager of Mechanical Design to support the development of our next-generation autonomous UAV platform. In this high-ownership, high visibility role you will lead a team of engineers developing mechanical systems to support Shield AI’s next generation aircraft program(s).
You will work the director of engineering in a deputy capacity to support collaboration across engineering sites, align technical leaders, create mentorship opportunities for junior engineers, and assist in leveling engineering resources across vehicles and programs.
You will set the bar for excellence through technical demonstration, guidance, and mentorship.
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Working in San Diego, San Diego County
What people say about Shieldai
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- The team behind a pro-Iran, Lego-themed viral-video campaign
- Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2025)
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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
Aggregated from public discussions and news; opinions are the authors’ own.
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