Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (R5215)
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
- $170,000 - $260,000
- Location
- San Diego, California
Hiring context
How this role compares at Shield AI
Shield AI has 479 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 12 job families, and 19 of them are in operations. 374 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 78%.
This role's posted range of $170,000 - $260,000 sits above 64% of the 354 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: As Technical Program Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of Hivemind Enterprise, a software development kit that enables both Shield AI and third parties to create a new generation of unmanned systems and mission applications that deliver transformative capabilities for the U.S. and its allies. You will work with sponsors, product managers, designers and a talented cross-functional engineering team to lead on-time, on-quality software releases. This Technical Program Manager role requires a versatile individual who can plan and manage complex software test automation projects and flight test operations.