Senior Manager, Mechanisms Engineering (R4858)
Shield AI
Seattle, United States · Full time employee · Mechanical, Mechatronics & Actuation
Job Description: Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager, Mechanisms Engineering to support the development of mechanisms for our next-generation autonomous aircraft program.
Apply on Shield AI’s careers page- Company
- Shield AI
- Location
- Seattle, United States
- Workplace
- On-site
- Type
- Full time employee
- Level
- Lead / Manager
- Specialism
- Mechanical, Mechatronics & Actuation
- Team
- X-BAT Engineering - LRV
- Salary
- $220K–$330K
- Posted
- 23 April 2026
About the role
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and 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.