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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.
We are seeking a Manager, Program Management for Manufacturing to lead the execution of complex manufacturing programs that bring advanced products from concept to production. In this role, you will drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, supply chain, and operations, ensuring plans, resources, and readiness come together to meet critical milestones.
Own and maintain the integrated manufacturing program plan, critical path, and dependencies across Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Construction, MP and L, Supply Chain, Quality, Test and Engineering. Serve as the primary manufacturing program interface to Product Development Program Management, aligning build schedules, release plans, readiness milestones, and decision points. Run the operating cadence including weekly cross-functional program reviews, action and issue tracking, decision logs, and escalation of blockers. You will play a key role in turning strategy into reality by removing obstacles, maintaining momentum, and enabling teams to deliver at scale.
Join a mission-driven team building intelligent systems that protect service members and civilians. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on critical defense technologies.