Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent, autonomous systems. Its products include Hivemind Enterprise—EdgeOS, Pilot, Commander, and Forge—as well as V-BAT and Sentient Vision Systems (wide-area motion imaging software). With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kyiv (Ukraine), and Melbourne (Australia), Shield AI’s technology actively supports U.S. and allied operations worldwide.  For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X and Instagram.    
Job Description:We are currently seeking a Fleet Sustainment Manager that will develop V-BAT sustainment plans and activities to enable the capture and successful execution of long-term domestic and international customer contracts.   

What You'll Do:

• Refine Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) definitions / standards for the V-BAT product line.
• Support Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) analysis that enhances accurate sparing models.
• Refine Level of Repair Analysis processes that identify and enhance qualitative and cost-effective V-BAT product line maintenance.
• Support the refinement of organizational and depot level maintenance processes.
• Develop relationships with vendor OEMs to identify potential in-house repair processes.
• Work with the pricing team to help identify items which may be Beyond Economical Repair (BER).
• Support and attend customer provisioning conferences.
• Partner with Program Management to support international, domestic, and internal customer V-BAT Sustainment tasks. 

Required Qualifications:

• Project/Program Management experience, including managing schedules, budget, resources, and multidisciplinary teams. 
• Experience with aviation sustainment, maintenance, and operations, including coordinating work across multiple departments. 
• Significant experience and excellent skills with Microsoft Office Suite. 
• Excellent skills in leadership, time management, organization, team management. 
• Ability to run advanced projects/programs consisting of multiple interrelated projects, in a manner that is largely self-directed. 
• Excellent verbal and written ability. 
• A BS in related field.  
• A demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding self and others to high standards, and being kind to others.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS in engineering 
• Previous leadership experience with a military maintenance organization

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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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