Shield AI

Engineer

• Own and define the full-vehicle loads and aeroelastic analysis strategy from clean-sheet development through production and flight test
• Establish and govern aerodynamic and structural load envelopes, including maneuver, gust, landing, ground, and mission-driven load cases
• Lead both quasi-static and dynamic loads analyses, including transient and coupled aeroelastic assessments
• Serve as the technical authority for V-n diagrams, load factors, and structural load path definition across the aircraft
• Define and review loads modeling approaches using NASTRAN, FEMAP, MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or equivalent environments
• Drive aeroelastic stability evaluations including divergence, flutter, control reversal, and load alleviation strategies
• Partner closely with Aero and GNC teams to ensure loads assumptions align with flight control laws, mission profiles, and aircraft performance objectives
• Establish traceability standards across loads models, ICDs, FEA inputs, and certification artifacts
• Define and oversee loads correlation strategy, including strain gauge placement, instrumentation planning, and in-flight data reconciliation
• Review and approve loads deliverables for design reviews, compliance documentation, and executive technical decision forums
• Mentor and technically guide loads and aeroelastic engineers across the organization
• Develop and standardize loads methodologies, automation frameworks, and internal tools to scale capability across programs

Principal Loads Engineer

Social Media Manager

• Global social media strategy & execution.
• Execute Shield AI’s social media strategy across priority platforms (e.g., X, LinkedIn, YouTube, emerging channels), aligned with broader communications and business priorities.
• Translate complex topics - AI, autonomy, advanced systems, and mission-driven technologies - into accessible, engaging, and accurate social content.
• Own content creation: drafting copy, coordinating visuals & video, scheduling posts, and publishing at pace.
• Partner with internal teams to surface stories, announcements, milestones, and thought leadership opportunities suitable for social.
• Adapt tone, format, and cadence by platform and audience while maintaining a consistent Shield AI voice.
• Monitor social channels daily, engage where appropriate, and escalate issues quickly and thoughtfully.
• Exercise strong judgment in fast-moving situations, balancing speed with accuracy, sensitivity, and reputational considerations.
• Work closely with Communications, Government Relations, Marketing, Recruiting, and technical teams to ensure alignment across messaging, campaigns, and timelines.
• Track performance metrics (engagement, reach, growth, resonance) and use insights to continuously refine content and approach.
• Stay current on platform changes, trends, and emerging formats, bringing new ideas and experimentation to the team.

Analyst

• Lead structural analysis strategy for UAV airframes, major substructures, and critical components.
• Define and review finite element modeling approaches, assumptions, load cases, and margins.
• Perform and oversee static, modal, fatigue, vibration, and damage-tolerance analyses.
• Establish best practices for hand calculations, correlation methods, and model validation.
• Drive structural optimization across performance, weight, cost, and manufacturability.
• Own structural test strategy, including defining requirements, overseeing execution, and correlating results to analysis.
• Review and approve structural analysis deliverables, test reports, and certification artifacts.
• Mentor and technically guide senior and early-career structural analysts.
• Partner with cross-functional leads to balance structural requirements with system-level performance goals.
• Influence long-term architecture, materials selection, and structural design standards.

Principal Structural Analyst

Video Editor

• Capture and edit high-quality video content that tells compelling brand and product stories.
• Manage projects from ideation to completion, including concept development, filming, editing, and final delivery.
• Collaborate with internal video producers, marketers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment with brand messaging and strategic objectives.
• Shoot on-location video content, requiring travel up to 25% of the year, sometimes with short notice (as little as 24 hours).
• Operate and maintain professional camera equipment such as Sony A7sIII, Sony FX6, and similar gear.
• Edit and enhance video content using Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Perform color correction, audio correction, and final delivery adjustments to ensure polished, professional results.
• Ensure all video content aligns with Shield AI’s brand style guide, maintaining a consistent and professional visual aesthetic.
• Animate motion graphics and visual elements, enhancing storytelling and production quality.
• Respond to feedback effectively and iterate quickly to refine video assets based on input from leadership and stakeholders.
• Balance multiple projects simultaneously, meeting tight deadlines while upholding high creative standards.

Staff Video Editor

3D Artist

• Design and animate high-quality motion graphics for videos, campaigns, product explainers, and digital channels.
• Work closely with Marketing leadership to define Shield AI’s motion and video brand across platforms.
• Collaborate across marketing, creative, and product teams to bring ideas from concept through delivery.
• Maintain Shield AI’s visual identity through consistent motion design standards and templates.
• Create assets optimized for multiple platforms and aspect ratios including 16:9, 9:16, and 1:1.
• Support video editors with animated elements, transitions, and branded graphics.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and deliver on tight production schedules.
• Prepare files, organize assets, and ensure version control and quality control of deliverables.

Staff Motion Designer

Accounting Manager

• Manage and execute key accounting operations, including the monthly global close and consolidation process (with intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translation), general ledger accounting, review of accrual entries, and oversight of cash transaction processing and reconciliations.
• Partner with the broader finance team to ensure a timely close and reporting cycle and assist in the execution of team objectives.
• Assist in the implementation, documentation, and maintenance of internal controls in preparation for future SOX compliance requirements.
• Contribute to the implementation, enhancement, and ongoing optimization of accounting systems and processes.
• Support change management initiatives through clear documentation and adherence to governance practices.
• Promote quality and accuracy across the organization through ongoing review, verification, and reconciliation activities.
• Stay up to date on industry best practices and emerging accounting trends.
• Perform additional tasks as needed to support the company’s strategic objectives.

Manager, Accounting

Accountant

• Own close for assigned areas: prepare journals, account reconciliations, and flux analysis; ensure GL-to-subledger integrity.
• Manage key GL cycles: prepaids, accruals, fixed assets, inventory/COGS, payroll entries, and deferred revenue with clean rollforwards and documentation.
• Drive cutoffs and analytics: coordinate with AP/AR/Payroll/Procurement/FP&A on accruals and budget-to-actuals; propose adjustments based on data.
• Uplift controls and audit readiness: Identify risks, control gaps, or inefficiencies and drive solutions with minimal direction.
• Improve processes and tools: standardize templates, automate reconciliations, streamline the close calendar.

Senior Accountant

• Own U.S. close for assigned entities and processes: prepare journals, reconciliations, and flux; maintain GL–subledger integrity across prepaids, accruals, fixed assets, payroll, and deferrals.
• Lead close for select foreign subsidiaries: Serve as the U.S. accounting owner for assigned foreign entities, including oversight of local close inputs, U.S. GAAP adjustments, and consolidation readiness.
• Strengthen controls and audit readiness: SOX-aligned evidence of completeness/accuracy, reviewer sign-offs, and PBC support for local and consolidated audits.
• Improve processes and systems: automate reconciliations, reduce cycle time, and partner across accounting teams to reduce recurring issues.

Senior Accountant, International

Product Marketing

• Define and evolve clear, differentiated value propositions and positioning for the Hivemind platform and its product lines.
• Translate complex technical architecture and product capabilities into compelling narratives for multiple audiences, including defense, government, and commercial buyers.
• Develop go-to-market (GTM) plans for product launches, updates, and new applications across regions and verticals.
• Create and manage sales enablement tools, including product decks, one-pagers, competitive briefs, and field training materials.
• Partner with Product, BD, and Sales teams to ensure roadmap milestones are translated into clear, customer-facing messaging.
• Conduct market, customer, and competitor analysis to inform positioning, pricing, and campaign strategy.
• Track adoption, message resonance, and ROI of product marketing initiatives through clear metrics and dashboards.
• Collaborate with Strategic and Solutions Marketing leads to ensure product-level messaging aligns with the broader Hivemind story.

Staff Product Marketing Manager

Supply Chain

• Design, own, and continuously improve a highly efficient, reliable global logistics program to support Shield AI’s tradeshows, product launches, and strategic events worldwide.
• Plan and execute complex domestic and international shipments, including sensitive, high-value, or oversized equipment, ensuring on-time delivery and return.
• Develop standardized processes, timelines, and playbooks for event logistics across regions.
• Partner closely with Field Marketing Managers and Business Development leaders globally to understand event objectives, timelines, and logistics requirements.
• Collaborate with Brand/Creative teams to ensure booth assets, demos, and materials arrive in pristine condition and are set up according to brand standards.
• Work with Procurement to source, negotiate, and manage cost-effective freight, shipping, drayage, and booth production contracts.
• Research, interpret, and navigate customs regulations and import/export requirements across global markets.
• Ensure all shipments are fully compliant with domestic and international trade regulations, export controls, and company policies.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks related to customs delays, regulatory changes, geopolitical factors, or last-minute event changes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with freight forwarders, customs brokers, event production agencies, and venue partners worldwide.
• Manage vendor performance, service levels, and budgets to ensure reliability and cost efficiency.
• Track budgets, timelines, and shipment statuses, providing clear communication and updates to stakeholders.

Global Events Logistics Manager

Technical Program Manager

• Lead and deliver end-to-end technical program management leverage your industry knowledge to shape/define program and organizational objectives
• Oversee the full programme lifecycle – initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure – ensuring exceptional outcomes.
• Fulfil contractual and customer deliverables with precision, timeliness, and clarity.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including government, defence, suppliers, and technical teams.
• Operate with sensitivity to cultural, political, and military dynamics across domestic and international partnerships.
• Conduct critical path analysis, manage earned value tracking, and report on programme health metrics.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks and blockers.
• Lead organised, efficient meetings with clear actions and follow-up.
• Support business development efforts, including EOIs, RFTs, RFIs, proposals, and unsolicited submissions.

Procurement

• Own and lead the enterprise indirect procurement strategy, aligning category roadmaps with business priorities and long-term growth plans
• Provide executive oversight for complex, high-value sourcing initiatives across all indirect spend categories
• Establish and govern category strategies, including demand management, supplier consolidation, and innovation partnerships
• Sponsor and oversee RFx processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ) for mission-critical goods and services
• Lead or approve negotiations for major contracts, including pricing models, SLAs, risk allocation, and long-term agreements
• Drive enterprise-level cost savings, cost avoidance, and value realization initiatives
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with key strategic suppliers
• Ensure governance over contract lifecycle management, renewals, and commercial obligations
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and executives across the organization
• Influence stakeholders on sourcing decisions, demand planning, and total cost of ownership considerations
• Provide leadership and direction to indirect procurement teams, including coaching, performance management, and capability development
• Define and monitor KPIs for spend visibility, savings, supplier performance, and risk
• Promote ethical sourcing, sustainability, and supplier diversity initiatives aligned with corporate values

Director of Indirect Procurement

Mechanical Engineer

• Lead the design and development of structural components and assemblies for Shield AI’s next-gen UAV platform, with a focus on primary and secondary aircraft structures.
• Own the structural design lifecycle including concept generation, CAD modeling, detail design, and drawing release, ensuring high quality and traceability.
• Use FEA tools to perform and guide linear and nonlinear structural analysis, stress analysis, and margin assessment under operational loads and edge cases.
• Work closely with aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, payload, and manufacturing teams to ensure seamless system integration across airframe and subsystem interfaces.
• Support and lead efforts in material selection, focusing on composites, aluminum alloys, and advanced manufacturing approaches suited to mission and environment.
• Participate in and lead design reviews, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making forums related to structural systems.
• Oversee the design and execution of structural validation testing, including coupon-level, subcomponent, and full-system testing.
• Guide the development of design documentation, analysis reports, interface definitions, and verification plans in compliance with MIL-STD, FAA, and internal Shield AI standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and review team members’ work for technical rigor, performance, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with the manufacturing and flight test teams to transition designs from engineering to production and field deployment.
• Identify opportunities to improve design processes, configuration management, and team workflows for increased engineering velocity and design quality.

Principal Mechanical Engineer, Structural Design

Recruitment

• Partner closely with senior and executive-level stakeholders to understand business objectives, growth plans, and capability gaps.
• Translate market entry and growth plan into scalable, data-driven regional talent acquisition strategies.
• Act as a thought partner and advisor on talent trends, market intelligence, and competitive hiring strategies.
• Advise leaders on market feasibility from a talent perspective (availability, cost, timing, and risk).
• Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for all roles including senior, critical, and hard-to-hire roles.
• Partner to design and execute sourcing strategies that attract high-impact engineering and commercial talent across the EMEA region.
• Shape local hiring approaches while maintaining a consistent global hiring bar.
• Act as an EMEA ambassador for our employer brand, ensuring we are positioned as an employer of choice in the region.
• Partner with Branding, Comms, and Leadership to shape and localise our employer value proposition for different EMEA countries.
• Identify and activate employer branding opportunities (events, content, communities, referrals, social presence).
• Ensure inclusive, consistent, and authentic candidate experience that reinforces our brand and values at every touchpoint.
• Use data to forecast hiring needs, track progress, and continuously optimise our recruitment performance.
• Improve TA processes, tools, and ways of partnering to support speed, quality, and scale.
• Be a visible voice for talent across the EMEA leadership community.

Talent Acquisition Partner, EMEA

Business Operations

• Establish and manage PMO standards, methodologies, templates, KPIs, and reporting.
• Oversee the project portfolio to ensure prioritization, resource alignment, and strategic focus.
• Support and coach project managers on planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Deliver clear, standardized project reporting and dashboards for leadership.
• Implement and manage risk, issue, and escalation processes.
• Own and optimize PMO tools and systems (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, MS Project).