V-BAT Operations Officer

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company whose mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. In pursuit of this mission, Shield AI is building the world’s best AI pilot. Its AI pilot, Hivemind, has flown a fighter jet (F-16), a vertical takeoff and landing drone (V-BAT), and a quadcopter (Nova). The company has offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington DC and abroad. Shield AI’s products and people are currently in the field actively supporting operations with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. allies. 

The VBAT Operations Officer is a senior planner and team lead with operational experience in overseas locations and the ability to receive missions of strategic importance, assign and organize small teams, supervise their training and reporting, and plan and execute their operational deployments. Tactical experience in combat zones and knowledge of managing multi-national services and integrating new capabilities and technologies with partnered forces is highly preferred. Operations Officers must be comfortable routinely engaging key stakeholders and partners on matters of strategic importance.