Technical Program Manager (R3314)

1 Minute ago • 10 Years + • Program Management • $174,400 PA - $261,600 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Shield AI is seeking an exceptional Technical Program Manager to manage next-generation autonomous aircraft development programs. This role involves planning and managing the schedule, cost, development, and delivery of strategic products to customers. The ideal candidate will understand the aviation autonomy market, empathize with users, manage complex software development programs, and make informed decisions regarding integrated hardware, software, and systems engineering efforts, maintaining ownership over the product lifecycle.
Must have:
  • Coordinate engineering execution and operations hand-offs.
  • Establish clear objectives with product managers and technical leads.
  • Define project plans, milestones, timelines, and interdependencies.
  • Estimate, allocate, and track resources.
  • Establish efficient communication and decision-making processes.
  • Drive timely, high-quality, critical technical decisions.
  • Communicate with excellence to stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Empower teams with time, information, tools, and clear accountability.
  • Oversee and contribute to technical documentation curation and creation.
  • Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 10+ years in technical program management or product development lifecycle management.
  • Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to market.
  • Self-starter with ability to forge clarity in ambiguous constraints.
  • World-class analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Relentless learner developing specialized knowledge.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Good to have:
  • Experience owning and driving technical projects balancing engineering development and business growth.
  • Experience translating technical information and customer needs into product narratives.
  • Experience conducting product, technology, and market discovery with subject matter experts.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance.
  • Defense, national security, or aerospace domain familiarity.
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Benefits
  • Equity
  • Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Job Details

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.

We are looking for an exceptional Technical Program Manager to manage our next-generation autonomous aircraft development programs. You will be responsible for planning and managing the schedule, cost, development, and delivery of strategic products to customers. This role requires a versatile individual who can understand the aviation autonomy market and empathize with users, plan and manage a complex software development program, and make difficult and informed decisions regarding integrated hardware, software, and systems engineering efforts.

The ideal candidate will maintain ownership over the product lifecycle, proactively engage and align stakeholders, demonstrate exceptional levels of communication, and ensure on-time and on-target delivery of product to customers.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

  • Coordinate engineering execution and operations hand-offs to crush schedule, cost, performance objectives.
  • Establish clear objectives: Work closely with product managers, and technical leads to establish clear objectives traceable to mission impact, strategic impact, financial outcomes, and program objectives.
  • Project Management: Define project plans including milestones, timelines, and interdependencies. Estimate, allocate, and track resources. Establish efficient and effective battle rhythm for communication, coordination, decision making, quality control, and work-product delivery
  • Drive Timely, High Quality, Critical Decisions: While TPMs aren't expected to design systems, they shall possess a strong technical understanding to drive the process of swift, rigorous, good technical decision making.
  • Communicate with excellence: Ensure stakeholders with dependencies are aware of status, milestones, and any challenges. Ensure suppliers understand stakes, intent, and expectations.
  • Empower the team: Obsess over whether your teams are empowered with a) the time, information, and tools to be effective b) clear and appropriate accountability, authority, and resourcing c) effective, efficient, swift processes and policies. Destroy obstacles to progress – anything that diminishes the capabilities of the team.
  • Deliver outcomes: Oversee and material contribute to the curation and creation of technical documentation to ensure engineering outputs are properly delivered to “customer” organizations. RTM packages, Work Instructions, Engineering Change Orders, Service Bulletins, Flight Crew Information Files, Flight Manuals and Service Manuals.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in technical program management or managing product development lifecycles
  • Proven track record of leading and facilitating cross-functional teams to successfully bringing products to market.
  • Self-starter with a proven track record of forging clarity and structure in the face of ambiguous or dynamic constraints.
  • World-class analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly synthesize disparate viewpoints to deliver well-informed, data-backed decisions.
  • Relentless learner who can develop specialized knowledge in niche domains.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experiencing owning and driving technical projects that balance engineering development realities against the speed of business growth.
  • Experience translating technical information and customer needs into comprehensible product narratives.
  • Experience conducting product, technology, and market discovery with subject matter experts.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance.
  • Defense, national security, or aerospace domain familiarity through employment or education.

$174,400 - $261,600 a year

Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary 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. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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.

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