Shield AI
Quality
SeniorQualityTechnicalProgramManager
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“Senior Quality Technical Program Manager at Shield AI. Skills: Quality engineering, Technical program management, Validation, Reliability. Lead quality engineering programs. Manage validation efforts”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure quality objectives; Improve product performance
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Issue triage; Problem solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years technical program management, 3+ years quality engineering, 3+ years systems engineering, 3+ years validation leadership, Complex hardware environments, Aerospace environments, Root cause analysis understanding, Corrective actions understanding, Reliability tracking understanding, Lead cross-functional programs, Manage technical risk, Manage program dependencies, Manage execution tradeoffs, Analytical skills, Communication skills, Organizational skills, Drive alignment, Drive accountability
Nice to Have
Aerospace programs experience, Defense programs experience, Robotics programs experience, Autonomous systems programs experience, AS9100 familiarity, ISO 9001 familiarity, Regulated engineering environments familiarity, Reliability testing experience, Systems integration experience, Manufacturing quality experience, Python data tools experience, SQL data tools experience, Jira data tools experience, Power BI data tools experience, Tableau data tools experience
What You'll Do.
Lead quality engineering programs
Manage validation efforts
Drive issue resolution
Improve engineering execution
Manage validation efforts
Manage root cause investigations
Track corrective actions closure
Develop quality plans
Manage quality schedules
Manage quality metrics
Coordinate verification activities
Coordinate validation activities
Partner with engineering leadership
Improve release readiness
Improve defect reduction
Improve development processes
Analyze quality trends
Analyze reliability trends
Identify systemic issues
Improve product performance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional quality initiatives; Across engineering; Across test; Across manufacturing; Across program leadership; Across hardware; Across software; Across test organizations
Communication Scope
Communication skills
Process & Methodology
Program management, Technical risk management, Execution tradeoffs
Full Job Description
## Description Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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: Join a high-impact quality engineering team driving reliability, validation, and execution excellence across next-generation autonomous systems. This role partners across engineering, test, manufacturing, and program leadership to ensure quality objectives are embedded throughout the product lifecycle. You will lead cross-functional quality initiatives by managing validation efforts, driving issue resolution, tracking technical risk, and improving engineering execution through data-driven program management. We are seeking a Quality Engineering Technical Program Manager (TPM) with experience leading complex hardware or aerospace quality programs, including validation planning, root cause analysis, reliability tracking, and cross-functional execution. ## What you'll do Lead cross-functional quality engineering programs spanning validation, integration, manufacturing readiness, and field reliability Drive issue triage, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and closure tracking for system-level failures Develop and manage quality plans, schedules, metrics, and risk tracking across engineering teams Coordinate verification and validation activities across hardware, software, manufacturing, and test organizations Partner with engineering leadership to improve release readiness, defect reduction, and development processes Analyze quality and reliability trends to identify systemic issues and improve product performance ##
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