Supervisor, Maintenance (R5382)

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.

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.

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

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. 

FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certification

Experience in field of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Support international shipments for demonstrations and COCOs