Chief Engineer, V-BAT
Shield AIAutonomous Systems company
Dallas, United StatesDirector
Andreessen Horowitz
L3Harris
Hanwha Asset Management
U.S. Innovative Technology Fund
Washington Harbour Partners
Riot Ventures
About the role
TL;DR
Lead engineering efforts for the V-BAT autonomous aircraft program.
- •Shield AI is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead all engineering efforts for V-BAT, an established Group 3 VTOL UAS program.
- •This foundational leadership role is for an existing product line that is growing in system maturity and mission capability.
- •Key Responsibilities Build and lead the engineering and software team for the Group 3 UAS program.
- •Define the engineering vision, technical strategy, and system architecture.
- •Serve as the senior technical leader for engineering within the program, making architectural decisions and managing risk.
- •Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, flight test, operations, and program management.
- •Requirements 15+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- •Strong technical background in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, avionics, propulsion, or related disciplines.
- •Experience building and leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and organizations.
- •Proven track record of successfully shipping products in a fast-paced environment.
Required skills
Engineering ManagementPythonC++BashGitLinuxCI/CDDocker
Nice-to-have skills
Kubernetes
Domain expertise
aerospacedefense
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptC++BashGitLinuxJiraConfluenceREST APICI/CDDockerKubernetes