Product Manager, Air Force Portfolio - R3288 - Shield AI

Job Title: Product Manager, Air Force Portfolio - R3288
Job Location: Dayton, Ohio
Job Listing URL: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/f2e58415-35fa-4a6f-b8d9-feebcf34f5ca
Job Description: 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.

As a Product Manager on the Hivemind team, you will lead efforts to identify and address the most critical autonomy needs for Shield AI and its customers. Collaborating with a cross-functional team—business development, program managers, engineers, and executives—you'll help define what we build, when, and for whom. This high-impact role requires deep expertise in the testing, development, procurement, and operational use of military aircraft—with a focus on multi-role fighters and unmanned ISR platforms.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Collaborate with BD, Engineers, and PMs to develop technical, management, and pricing strategies.
Work with other Product Managers, Program Managers, Business Development, sponsors, operational end-users, DoD acquisition organizations, industry partners, and a talented cross-functional engineering team to determine what we will build, when, why and for whom. You will communicate your findings via a variety of artifacts including product roadmaps, whitepapers, CO NOPs, and presentations.
Lead studies that result in a multi-year look ahead for Shield AI’s Jet Autonomy product offerings. This includes assessing everything required to develop, deploy, operate, sustain, evolve and maintain autonomous systems on military aircraft.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 14 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 12 years' experience; or equivalent experience.
Jet aviation expertise: This role requires a versatile individual who has a deep understanding of aviation autonomy, DoD program funding & development cycles, military aviation testing, and the operational experience to frame and make informed decisions regarding requirements trades, integrated hardware, software, and systems engineering efforts
Exceptional communication skills—can effectively communicate with business executives, engineers, customers, end users, senior military leaders, etc.
8+ years' experience with jet aviation, as either a flight engineer or aviator
The ability to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance. US citizenship is required as only US citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Military positional leadership (Squadron Commander, etc.)
Operational planning experience
Programmatic experience developing, acquiring, and implementing new technology or capabilities for military aviation units