Sr Staff Product Support (R5912)

Shield; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield is seeking a Staff Product Support specialist to lead logistics planning, supply support, sustainment analysis, and lifecycle support for a next-generation autonomous aircraft system. The role spans development, flight test, production, and operation to ensure mission readiness.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Defense aviation programs, maintenance task analysis, and logistics artifacts, driving readiness and availability across complex programs.

Qualifications

• Experience with military or defense aviation programs and logistics artifacts.
• Knowledge of maintenance planning and sustainment activities.
• Understanding how supply chain execution affects mission availability.

Responsibilities

• Lead logistics planning and supply support for integrated autonomous aircraft systems.
• Conduct sustainment analyses across development, flight test, production and operational phases.
• Coordinate lifecycle support activities to ensure readiness and availability.

Skills

Maintenance Task Analysis

Logistics Control Numbers

Reliability & Maintainability

Supply Support Planning

Job description

Job Description:

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-BATaircraft, 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.

We are seeking an experienced Staff Product Support to support the design, development, integration, and fielding of a next-generation autonomous aircraft system. This role will lead the logistics planning, supply support, sustainment analysis, and lifecycle support activities across development, flight test, production, and operational sustainment.

The ideal candidate has strong experience supporting military or defense aviation programs and understands how logistics products, supportability analysis, maintenance planning, and supply chain execution contribute to mission availability and operational readiness. This position requires hands-on experience with Maintenance Task Analysis, Logistics Control Numbers, Reliability and Maintainability artifacts, and Supply Support planning and execution.