Construction Design Manager (R5486)
Shield AI · On-site
MeritLog read this listing from Shield AI's Lever job board and last checked it on September 11, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- On-site
- Salary
- $130,000 - $190,000
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
Hiring context
How this role compares at Shield AI
Shield AI has 472 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 12 job families, and 374 of them are in engineering. 369 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 78%.
This role's posted range of $130,000 - $190,000 sits above 28% of the 349 other Shield AI roles quoted over the same currency and period.
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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-BAT aircraft, 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: This role will serve as the owner's representative responsible for leading facility planning, programming, design development, and project delivery for manufacturing, engineering, laboratory, office, and secure facility projects. This position is heavily focused on design management and will be responsible for directing external architecture and engineering (A&E) firms throughout the entire project lifecycle. The successful candidate will lead stakeholder engagement, requirements development, programming, consultant management, design reviews, constructability reviews, and technical decision-making while ensuring designs align with operational objectives, budget constraints, schedule requirements, security requirements, and long-term facility strategies. The ideal candidate thrives in environments where requirements are evolving and can effectively guide design teams through ambiguity to produce practical, constructible, and scalable solutions. Construction oversight is expected, but the primary focus of this role is ensuring design quality, design coordination, and successful project definition before construction begins. The initial assignment will be the planning, design, and delivery of a prototype laboratory facility supporting advanced engineering and development activities.