Senior Engineering Manager, Mechanical Systems (R4427)

Shield AI

Full Time Employee Engineers
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Location
San Diego, California, United States
Posted
July 08, 2026

Job 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. Withย offices and facilities across the , Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AIโ€™s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit . Follow Shield AI on , , , and .ย Job Description: Shield AI is seeking an engineering manager of Mechanical Design to support the development of our next-generation autonomous UAV platform. In this high-ownership, high visibility role you will lead a team of engineers developing mechanical systems to support Shield AIโ€™s next generation aircraft program(s). You will work the director of engineering in a deputy capacity to support collaboration across engineering sites, align technical leaders, create mentorship opportunities for junior engineers...