Senior Engineering Manager, Hardware Test (R3679)

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Boston, Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kyiv (Ukraine), and Melbourne (Australia), Shield AI’s technology actively supports U.S. and allied operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, YouTube and Instagram.

Job Description:

Shield AI’s mission is to protect the lives of service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The Hardware Test Engineering team contributes to this effort by designing test solutions that drive high hardware reliability on all our vehicles: both V-BAT and our next-generation aircraft. These solutions are in-house designed electrical and mechanical equipment used to perform component and system-level testing, both at ambient and in simulated harsh environmental conditions.

As Senior Manager of the Hardware Test Engineering team, you will be responsible for the success of multiple engineers and leaders that report to you, in addition to your own engineering and design tasks. You will perform some individual contributor work in addition to holding 1:1 meetings, writing reviews, and providing career guidance to your team. Leadership is the primary outcome of this role, you are still expected to spend approximately 10-15% of your time as an individual contributor in your respective field. Your contributions will directly impact the success of Shield AI in addition to influencing the future of the Aircraft Engineering organization. Help us save lives as we strive to deliver the most highly reliable aerospace hardware in the industry.

What you'll do:

• Lead an organization consisting of multiple engineering and technician teams in designing, deploying, and maintaining test stands that support production and qualification of our aircraft.
• Perform regular 1:1s, provide career guidance, and document performance for all the individuals on your team.
• Contribute to the entire employee lifecycle, from candidate identification and interviewing to career growth, promotion, or separation.
• Develop documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for how things are done on the Hardware Test Engineering Team.
• Own requirements gathering, design, and validation of multiple test stands used to test components and subsystems on all our vehicles.
• Gain expertise in multiple engineering disciplines as you lead development of PCBA, Jet engine, actuators, and more test stands.
• Design test stands and test fixtures, which may include relays, PLCs, PCBAs, harnessing, and various other pieces of electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Contribute to and attend cross-functional design reviews. Advocate for design changes that result in simpler testing processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications:

• B.S. in Engineering or related STEM field.
• Mastery of fundamental engineering concepts, including EE, Mech E, Programming, Physics, and Mathematics.
• Experience working on multidisciplinary hardware development projects, which can be from an internship, job, club, team, personal project, etc…
• Demonstrated history of showing ownership of project outcomes and delivering exceptional results.
• Record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Python or any scripting language.
• Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, etc…
• Experience with eCAD tools such as Altium, Eagle, etc…
• Demonstrated adaptability, agility, and the ability to innovate under pressure to meet dynamic project demands and drive successful outcomes.