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Technician II, Maintenance (R4818)
Dallas, Texas
full-timeAircraft Operations DivisionJob 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:
As a Maintenance Technician, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, safety, and mission readiness of Shield AI’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and associated Ground Support Equipment (GSE).
What you'll do:
- Conduct organizational-level maintenance on V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems and associated Ground Support Equipment (GSE).
- Construct wiring harnesses and solder necessary components to maintain V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems and their associated GSE.
- Comply with written training and certification requirements for maintenance personnel.
- Support the development of maintenance task instructions for future maintenance manuals.
- Develop relationships with adjacent organizations to ensure maintenance best practices are in place.
- Comply with the company's Tool Control, FOD prevention, and HAZMAT programs.
Required qualifications:
- Ability to travel as needed.
- Ability to obtain a US security clearance.
- Experience in aviation maintenance and operations, including coordination across multiple departments.
- Significant experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding oneself and others to high standards, and showing kindness to others.
- USA-issued Passport.
Preferred qualifications:
- FAA A&P license (preferred) or possesses equivalent internal or external certification demonstrating technical competency.
- Experience in the field of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
- Experience in avionics.
- IPC Certification.
About Shield AI
First seen: April 4, 2026
Last updated: April 30, 2026