Technician II, Maintenance

Speedrun Talent Network; Wichita, Northern (KS, KY); Ibrido; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Shield AI is seeking a Maintenance Technician II to ensure the reliability, safety, and mission readiness of X-BAT UAS and GSE. You will perform day-to-day maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection, and documentation while coordinating with engineering, quality, and production teams.

Ideal candidates have aviation maintenance experience, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance. Travel may be required, and a U.S. passport is recommended for role mobility.

Competenze

• Experience in aviation maintenance and operations, coordinating across departments.
• Ability to read and follow technical manuals, drawings, and torque specs.
• Proficiency with maintenance tools and precision measuring equipment.
• Inspect aircraft components for wear, damage, and compliance with criteria.
• Maintain accurate maintenance, inspection, configuration and quality records.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrated integrity and teamwork.
• U.S.-issued passport.

Mansioni

• Conduct organizational-level maintenance on X-BAT UAS and GSE.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain aircraft systems and components.
• Use manuals, drawings, and service bulletins to perform maintenance.
• Document inspections, repairs and replacements in company systems.
• Construct wiring harnesses and solder components for X-BAT systems.
• Comply with training and certification requirements for maintenance personnel.
• Support development of maintenance instructions and checklists.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, production, flight ops, and supply chain.
• Follow tool control, FOD, HAZMAT, ESD and safety programs.

Conoscenze

Aviation maintenance

Reading manuals

Verbal and written communication

Teamwork/teammate

Security clearance eligibility

Willingness to travel

U.S. passport

Formazione

FAA A&P license or equivalent

Strumenti

Torque wrenches

Calipers

Micrometers

Feeler gauges

Inspection tools

Descrizione del lavoro

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:

As a Maintenance Technician II, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, safety, and mission readiness of Shield AI’s X-Bat unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and associated Ground Support Equipment (GSE). This role supports day-to-day aircraft maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection, repair, and documentation while working closely with cross-functional teams to improve maintenance practices.

What you’ll do:

• Conduct organizational-level maintenance on X-BAT unmanned aircraft systems and associated GSE.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain aircraft systems, components, and associated equipment.
• Use technical manuals, work instructions, engineering drawings, inspection criteria, torque specifications, and service bulletins to complete maintenance accurately and safely.
• Document inspections, discrepancies, repairs, component replacements, and other maintenance actions in accordance with company procedures and applicable quality requirements.
• Construct wiring harnesses and solder necessary components to maintain X-BAT unmanned aircraft systems and associated GSE.
• Comply with written training and certification requirements for maintenance personnel.
• Support the development and improvement of maintenance task instructions, inspection checklists, and future maintenance manuals.
• Build relationships with engineering, quality, production, flight operations, supply chain, and field support to ensure maintenance best practices are in place.
• Comply with the company’s tool control, Foreign Object Debris (FOD) prevention, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT), Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), and safety programs.

Required qualifications:

• Experience in aviation maintenance and operations, including coordination across multiple departments.
• Ability to read and follow technical manuals, illustrated parts catalogs, engineering drawings, torque specifications, inspection criteria, and maintenance work instructions.
• Proficiency using maintenance tools and precision measuring equipment, including torque wrenches, calipers, micrometers, feeler gauges, and related inspection tools.
• Ability to inspect aircraft components for wear, cracks, corrosion, damage, and compliance with applicable inspection criteria.
• Ability to maintain accurate maintenance, inspection, configuration, and quality records.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
• Significant experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and showing kindness to others.
• U.S.-issued passport.

Preferred qualifications:

• FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license or equivalent internal or external certification demonstrating technical competency.
• Experience with unmanned aerial systems.
• Ducted-fan VTOL aircraft, or expeditionary UAS operations.
• Experience with Group 2 or Group 3 UAS maintenance, field support, launch and recovery operations, or deployed aviation maintenance environments.
• Experience in avionics.
• IPC certification.
• Experience with maintenance data collection, failure reporting, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, or development of maintenance work instructions.

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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.

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed toequal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.