Support Equipment Engineer (R5913)

Shield; Town of Texas, Fort Worth (WI, TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Logistics Manager, Support Equipment to lead logistics planning, supply support, sustainment analysis, and lifecycle support for next-generation autonomous aircraft systems. You will drive maintenance planning, logistics control numbers, and reliability artifacts across development, flight test, production, and operations.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience with support equipment development and a strong background in defense aviation logistics to ensure

Qualifications

• Experience supporting military or defense aviation programs.
• Hands-on experience with Maintenance Task Analysis, Logistics Control Numbers, and Reliability & Maintainability artifacts.
• Proven ability to lead supply support planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead logistics planning across development, flight test, production, and sustainment.
• Oversee supply support, maintenance planning, and life-cycle support activities.
• Ensure mission availability and operational readiness for autonomous aircraft systems.

Skills

Logistics planning

Supply chain execution

Maintenance planning

Reliability & Maintainability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Logistics/Engineering

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.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Staff Logistics Manager, Support Equipment 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, Supply Support planning and execution, and Support Equipment development.