Depot Maintenance Manager (R2089)

Introduction to Shield AI
Shield AI’s mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Shield AI is a fast growing, venture-backed defense-technology company built around a team of proven executives, distinguished warfighters, and world-class AI engineers. Since 2018, Shield AI’s products and people have supported operations around the world with the US Department of Defense and our allies.


Lead an organization which provides customer focused execution of standardized and prioritized depot level maintenance support to V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems.    
What You'll Do:
  • Establish and lead a depot-level maintenance organization that conducts maintenance on both company-owned and customer owned Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and associated Ground Support Equipment (GSE) 
  • Establish written training and certification requirements for depot maintenance personnel.   
  • Staff and train the depot maintenance department with sufficient qualified personnel to support the throughput of maintenance requirements. 
  • Coordinate the development and publishing of advanced maintenance tasks for use by depot maintenance personnel. 
  • Develop relationships with vendor OEMs to identify repair processes that might be able to be pulled in-house. 
  • Work with the pricing team to help identify items which may be Beyond Economical Repair (BER) 
  • International, Domestic, and Internal customer V-BAT Depot Maintenance tasks 
  • Required Qualifications:
  • Project/Program Management experience, including managing schedules, budget, resources, and multidisciplinary teams.  
  • Experience with aviation maintenance and operations, including coordinating work across multiple departments.  
  • Significant experience and excellent skills with Microsoft Office Suite.  
  • Excellent skills in leadership, time management, organization, team management.  
  • Ability to run advanced projects/programs consisting of multiple interrelated projects, in a manner that is largely self-directed.  
  • Excellent verbal and written ability.  
  • BS degree in related field   
  • A demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding self and others to high standards, and being kind to others.  
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certification 
  • Previous leadership experience with a military maintenance organization 
  • Experience in field of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 



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    Total compensation: Salary within range listed above + Bonus + Benefits + Equity (if applicable)
    Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. Information on the benefits offered is here. All offers are contingent on a cleared background check.

    Location guidelines-
    Onsite = 5 days/week
    Hybrid = Several days in the office
    Remote = Remote but able to come to the office as requested for business needs

    If you're interested in being part of our team, apply now! 

    Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. 
     
    To conform to U.S. Government regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 
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