# Technical Program Manager, Mission Autonomy

**Company**: Shield AI
**Location**: Dallas
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $170,000-260,000 per year
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are looking for an exceptional Technical Program Manager to lead the integration of Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy stack onto next-generation aircraft platforms. This role is embedded within the Aircraft division and serves as a critical coordination point between the aircraft engineering and autonomy software teams to deliver mission-ready autonomous systems.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical program management fundamentals with hands-on experience coordinating complex hardware/software integration efforts. You will drive alignment across hardware and software development activities, ensuring aircraft, autonomy software, and operational teams remain synchronized throughout the full product lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading Aircraft & Autonomy Integration Programs

- Driving Hardware & Software Alignment

- Establishing Clear Objectives

- Program & Project Management

- Driving Timely, High-Quality Decisions

- Integration & Flight Test Readiness

- Communicating with Excellence

- Driving Technical Execution

- Empowering Teams & Removing Obstacles

- Delivering Outcomes

Required qualifications include:

- A minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 9 years and a Master's degree; or 7 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience

- Experience leading complex cross-functional engineering programs from concept through production and operational deployment

- Strong technical understanding of software-enabled systems, autonomy, aerospace systems, or complex integrated products

- Demonstrated success managing program execution across scope, schedule, budget, risk, and technical performance in fast-paced environments

Preferred qualifications include:

- Experience integrating autonomy or software systems onto defense platforms

- Experience in software development, autonomy development, or systems engineering

- Experience managing clean-sheet defense or technology development programs

- PMP and/or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification

- Familiarity with DoD contracting, defense acquisition, or national security programs

Additional Information

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

## Skills

### Required
- Technical Program Management
- Autonomy
- Aerospace Systems
- Software-Enabled Systems
- Complex Integrated Products
- Program Execution
- Scope
- Schedule
- Budget
- Risk
- Technical Performance

### Nice to have
- Autonomy Development
- Systems Engineering
- Clean-Sheet Defense
- PMP Certification
- CSM Certification
- DoD Contracting
- Defense Acquisition
- National Security Programs

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