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Senior Manager, Mechanisms Engineering (R4858)
Shieldai · Dallas, Texas · On Site · Active · $180,000–$270,000 / year · Lever
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Shieldai |
| Title | Senior Manager, Mechanisms Engineering (R4858) |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | X-BAT Division / X-BAT Engineering - LRV |
| Location | Dallas, TX, United States |
| Work model | On Site |
| Employment type | Full Time Employee |
| Salary | $180,000–$270,000 / year |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | Lever |
| Posted / first seen | 2026-04-23 / 2026-05-29 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-05-29 / 2026-06-06 |
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| Company | Shieldai |
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| ATS provider | Lever |
Description
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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.
Job Description:
Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager, Mechanisms Engineering to support the development of mechanisms for our next-generation autonomous aircraft program. As a contributor on the Launch and Recovery Vehicle team you will lead the design and development of high-performance mechanisms from concept through production release. In this role, you’ll lead and contribute to the development of complex, mission-critical technologies while guiding a talented team to deliver at a high level. Blending hands-on technical work with leadership, you’ll help drive innovation, solve challenging problems, and bring cutting-edge systems from concept to reality.
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.
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What you'll do:
Functional Excellence:
Directly contribute to the design, analysis, and integration of mechanical systems and subsystems for X-BAT Launch and Recovery Vehicle.
Establish and improve pragmatic mechanical engineering standards, templates, specifications, and best practices that increase design quality, reduce rework, and enable faster iteration.
Own mechanical engineering deliverables across the product lifecycle—from early concept and prototyping through test, production, and field support—with a bias toward execution and delivery.
Own failure mode analysis and reliability modeling for mechanical systems, establish lightweight, repeatable practices (e.g., FMEA, fault trees) that proactively identify risks, reduce field failures, and inform design tradeoffs.
Partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Program Management, and Flight Operations to ensure designs are buildable, testable, and reliable in real-world environments.
Provide hands-on technical support during ground and flight testing, demos, and field operations; rapidly troubleshoot and implement design fixes under tight timelines.
Team Leadership and Development:
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical engineers, providing technical guidance, regular feedback, and clear expectations for ownership and execution.
Recruit and hire experienced mechanical engineers to strengthen team capability, elevate technical standards, and improve mentorship depth.
Act as a player-coach: balance meaningful individual technical contribution with team leadership, design reviews, and day-to-day unblock of engineers.
Establish team norms around accountability, decision-making speed, and engineering rigor—ensuring high-quality output without slowing momentum.
Set clear priorities aligned with program goals; actively manage team bandwidth, identify risks early, and communicate tradeoffs to leadership.
Drive clear and concise technical communication, ensuring design decisions, assumptions, and tradeoffs are well-documented and understood across functions.
Required qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
10+ years of experience in mechanical design for aerospace, ground support equipment, or related ruggedized hardware systems.
3+ years of leadership/manger with demonstrated excellence in building, retaining, and leading a high performing engineering team
Proficiency in 3D CAD software (NX preferred) with demonstrated ability to create detailed GD&T-compliant component and assembly 3D models and drawings.
Proficiency in developing drawing templates/standards, and design/manufacturing specifications.
Familiarity with industry standards (ASME, ISO, ASTM, or industry-specific regulatory requirements).
Experience with engineering analysis methods (FEA, stress, thermal, tolerance stack-up, fatigue, fluid flow as applicable) to validate design integrity.
Ownership of 2–3 full product development cycles from concept through release to production to on-going customer sustainment.
Cross-functional collaboration experience with other Engineering Functions, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Field Operations.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-ownership development environment with evolving priorities
Strong written and verbal technical communication skills.
Preferred qualifications:
M.S. degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
Experience supporting UAV, DoD, or aerospace full vehicle programs.
Familiarity with aerospace standards (MIL-STD, ASME Y14.5, FAA).
Knowledge of manufacturing processes (machining, sheet metal, injection molding, casting, additive manufacturing) and ability to design for manufacturability (DFM)
Knowledge of reliability modeling and analysis methods.
Experience using FEA tools (ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, or similar) for linear structural analysis.
Full job record
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| Location Text | Dallas, Texas |
| Department | X-BAT Division |
| Team | X-BAT Engineering - LRV |
| Employment Type | Full Time Employee |
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| Country | United States |
| Region | TX |
| City | Dallas |
| Salary Raw | USD 180000-270000 per-year-salary |
| Salary Min | 180,000 |
| Salary Max | 270,000 |
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| Source URL | https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/e2937327-d2de-44b5-8975-a3612ef2dfbe |
| Apply URL | https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/e2937327-d2de-44b5-8975-a3612ef2dfbe/apply |
| First Seen At | 2026-05-29 07:00:33Z |
| Last Seen At | 2026-06-06 07:56:06Z |
| Last Checked At | 2026-06-06 07:56:06Z |
| Last Changed At | 2026-05-29 07:00:33Z |
| Inactive At | — |
| Source Posted At | 2026-04-23 23:56:41Z |
| Source Updated At | — |
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