Sr Supervisor, Production (R6040)

Shield AI
Dallas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 92,000 - 130,000 annuallyFunction: Manufacturing & Production OperationsExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Coaching","Mentoring","Organizational skills","Communication"]

Lead a production team of avionics and electrical assembly technicians to support autonomous aircraft development programs. Own daily and weekly operating plans, coach and develop technicians, and drive disciplined manufacturing environments with strong safety, ESD/FOD prevention, calibration, and configuration-management compliance. Guide electrical/avionics troubleshooting, manage production-readiness from prototypes through first-article VBAT hardware, and partner with engineering, quality, and production planning to close readiness gaps and improve schedule performance and yields.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
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Sr Supervisor, Production (R6040)

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Job Summary

Lead a production team of avionics and electrical assembly technicians to support autonomous aircraft development programs. Own daily and weekly operating plans, coach and develop technicians, and drive disciplined manufacturing environments with strong safety, ESD/FOD prevention, calibration, and configuration-management compliance. Guide electrical/avionics troubleshooting, manage production-readiness from prototypes through first-article VBAT hardware, and partner with engineering, quality, and production planning to close readiness gaps and improve schedule performance and yields.
Location: Dallas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Manufacturing & Production Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead avionics and electrical assembly technicians through installation, integration, functional testing, troubleshooting, rework, inspection support, and production/flight-readiness activities.
  • •Oversee work assignment, workload prioritization, coaching, mentoring, training, performance feedback, cross-training, and daily/weekly operating plans.
  • •Maintain manufacturing/integration environment controls and enforce safety, workmanship standards, ESD/FOD prevention, tool control, serialized hardware traceability, nonconformance processes, quality requirements, and configuration-management compliance.
  • •Demonstrate proficiency with electrical/avionics test equipment and lead disciplined troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across electrical, electronic, wiring, sensor, power, and data-interface systems.
  • •Drive production-readiness execution from engineering release through flight-ready delivery, including scheduling, readiness milestones, risk/dependency management, first-article/pilot builds, and lessons learned updates to documentation, tooling, processes, and training.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 92,000 - 130,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityAnnual Bonus

Key Requirements

  • •Experience leading avionics or electrical assembly and integration teams within aerospace, defense, UAS, or other complex hardware manufacturing environments.
  • •Hands-on expertise in electrical and avionics troubleshooting, system-level diagnostics, and root-cause analysis across wiring, electronics, sensors, power systems, and data-interface architectures.
  • •Proficiency reading and interpreting engineering schematics, wiring diagrams, ICDs, bills of material, work instructions, and other configuration-controlled documentation.
  • •Demonstrated success building technician capabilities and supporting early prototype through pre-production and first-article manufacturing.
  • •5+ years of hands-on experience leading technicians or teams in aerospace, defense, UAS, or advanced manufacturing environments.
Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceDefenseUASComplex hardware manufacturingAutonomous aircraftAdvanced manufacturing
Skills:LeadershipCoachingMentoringOrganizational skillsCommunication
Tech Stack:AvionicsElectrical troubleshootingRoot-cause analysisESD/FOD preventionCalibrationSerialized traceabilityPCBAHarness schematicsWiring diagramsICDsBills of material (BOM)Work instructionsTest proceduresYield trackingWIP trackingConfiguration management

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Security Clearance:Security clearance

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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