Shield.Ai — Seattle, Washington
Estimated salary for Transportation, Storage and Distribution Managers (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025): $82,440–$146,770 per year, median $107,230. The employer did not provide a pay range for this listing.
What you'll do: • Lead the team responsible for the architecture and design for all mechanical, thermal, and EWIS elements of ground and flight avionics on the X-BAT program
• Take ownership of a small team of thermal, mechanical, and EWIS engineers, establish leads and sub-managers, and grow the team to support program goals in the immediate and long term
• While you will not be expected to design as an individual contributor, you must have this experience in your past to establish what "right" looks like for your organization
• Develop standards and processes for thermal and mechanical engineering of critical avionics hardware
• Partner closely with electrical engineering, RF, PCB design, reliability, supply chain, structures, manufacturing and other disciplines to drive full scope product delivery
• Own your team's output of complex electro-mechanical solutions for flight critical avionics systems that withstand harsh environments
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