# Technical Program Manager (R5149)

**Company**: Shield AI
**Location**: Dallas, Texas
**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

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead execution of the Hopper Demonstration Program within the XBAT organization. This role is responsible for driving cross-functional integration, technical execution, demonstration readiness, and program coordination across a fast-paced autonomous aircraft development effort.

This position is intentionally geared toward highly technical leaders who bring deep aerospace systems experience and are capable of operating effectively across flight sciences, vehicle integration, aerostructures, autonomy, test, and operations teams. The ideal candidate combines strong engineering intuition with disciplined program execution and thrives in environments where rapid iteration, systems integration, and flight demonstration timelines intersect.

Key responsibilities include leading day-to-day execution of the Hopper Demonstration Program, driving integrated program planning, technical coordination, and execution tracking across multiple subsystem teams, and coordinating activities spanning flight controls, aero/performance, aerostructures, avionics, autonomy, software, and vehicle integration.

The successful candidate will have a  		strong technical background in one or more of the following areas: flight controls, aerodynamics/flight sciences, vehicle integration, systems engineering, aerostructures, flight test, and experience working on complex integrated aerospace systems or unmanned aircraft platforms.

Additional requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline, 8+ years of experience in aerospace, unmanned systems, autonomous systems, or advanced aircraft development programs, and U.S. Person status due to export control regulations.

Preferred qualifications include experience supporting aircraft demonstration programs or rapid prototyping efforts, prior experience in unmanned systems, autonomy, VTOL, or advanced mobility platforms, and familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE), requirements management, or configuration management processes.

## Skills

### Required
- flight controls
- aerodynamics/flight sciences
- vehicle integration
- systems engineering
- aerostructures
- flight test

### Nice to have
- model-based systems engineering (MBSE)
- requirements management
- configuration management processes

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