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Senior Manager, Avionics Mechanical Engineering (R4416)

Hardware Live nowSeattle, WA

Posted December 19, 2025

Job facts

Company
Shield AI
Location
Seattle, WA
Role area
Hardware
Country
United States
Posted
December 19, 2025
Surfaced on AllRoles
October 20, 2026
Salary
$220,000 – $330,000/yr
Status
Live

About this role

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.  Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager of Mechanical Engineering to build and lead the team responsible for all mechanical design, thermal, and harnessing in the X-BAT aircraft and ground vehicle. You will establish the technical vision, hire top tier engineers, and partner with all other engineer team leads to execute cross-functionally. Extreme ownership is expected where your team will carry designs from concept through manufacturing. Team leads and managers at Shield are expected to have strong technical fundamentals and a history of experience being hands on. 

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Compensation

$220,000 – $330,000/yr

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