Senior Manager, Quality – Development Programs (R5315)
Shield AI · On-site
MeritLog read this listing from Shield AI's Lever job board and last checked it on September 12, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- On-site
- Salary
- $160,000 - $240,000
- 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 375 of them are in engineering. 369 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 78%.
This role's posted range of $160,000 - $240,000 sits above 53% 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: The Senior Manager of Quality is responsible for establishing and leading all quality activities for a complex aerospace development program from prototype through production readiness. This role serves as the primary quality leader embedded within the program team and partners closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Flight Test, and Program Management to ensure products are designed, developed, tested, and transitioned to production with quality, reliability, and mission success as foundational objectives. The Senior Manager of Quality will build and lead a multidisciplinary quality team while implementing scalable quality systems, risk management processes, problem-solving disciplines, and development quality practices appropriate for a rapidly growing aerospace and defense technology organization. This position requires balancing speed of development with disciplined engineering rigor to support aggressive program schedules while ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory, and company requirements.
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