Shield AI
Jobs, news, and who works there
As of 2026-10-12, Skillenai has indexed 24 Shield AI job postings over the past 90 days. Shield AI appeared in 33 news articles in the same window.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-12
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Hiring at Shield AI
Weekly Shield AI job postings — last 90 days
Roles Shield AI is hiring for
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Program Manager | 6 | 25.0% |
| Systems Engineer | 3 | 12.5% |
| AI Engineer | 2 | 8.3% |
| Software Engineer | 2 | 8.3% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 2 | 8.3% |
| AI Platform Engineer | 1 | 4.2% |
| Automated Test Engineer | 1 | 4.2% |
| Deep Learning Engineer | 1 | 4.2% |
| Engineering Manager | 1 | 4.2% |
| Mission Engineer | 1 | 4.2% |
Skills in Shield AI job postings
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 4 | 16.7% |
| Technical Program Management | 4 | 16.7% |
| systems engineering | 4 | 16.7% |
| Telemetry | 3 | 12.5% |
| program management | 3 | 12.5% |
| Schedule management | 3 | 12.5% |
| Cost management | 3 | 12.5% |
| technical performance management | 3 | 12.5% |
| Propulsion systems | 2 | 8.3% |
| mission-critical systems | 2 | 8.3% |
| CI/CD | 2 | 8.3% |
| Hardware/software integration | 2 | 8.3% |
| cost-control | 2 | 8.3% |
| connectors | 2 | 8.3% |
| integration readiness | 2 | 8.3% |
Where Shield AI is hiring
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 6 | 25.0% |
| Seattle | 4 | 16.7% |
| Washington | 3 | 12.5% |
| Dallas | 2 | 8.3% |
| Boston | 1 | 4.2% |
| Melbourne | 1 | 4.2% |
| San Mateo | 1 | 4.2% |
| Wichita | 1 | 4.2% |
Who works at Shield AI
From the career profiles Skillenai holds for current staff. Small groups are withheld.
Skills on staff profiles
- Material readiness29%
- new product introduction (NPI)14%
- UI refresh14%
- Gear Aquisition and Maintenance14%
- Aircraft and Payload Configurations14%
- scholarly material coverage14%
- mitigation plans14%
- multi-agent teaming14%
- sourcing strategies14%
- one-piece flow14%
- export and offset requirements14%
- UX Designers14%
Share of observed positions at Shield AI that list the skill.
Degree level
- Master4
- Bachelor3
- Other Professional2
- High School2
- MD1
Field of study
- Mathematics1
- Mechanical Engineering1
- National Security and Strategic Studies1
- Software Testing & Quality Assurance1
Schools
- San Diego State University3
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University2
- UC San Diego2
- University of Maryland2
- Academy of Art University2
- New York University1
- National University1
- University of Central Florida1
Shield AI in the news
33 news articles and 26 blog posts mentioned Shield AI in the last 90 days.
News
- Claude files a fake murder tip; Microsoft’s AI is slower in an outside testimplicator.ai · October 12, 2026
- DTN 183: EU signs mutual space defense pactinfinitefrontiers.io · October 9, 2026
- Minneapolis Mayor Vetoes Driver-In Mandateroadtoautonomy.com · October 9, 2026
- AI-piloted VTOL fighter receives $150 million Navy funding modificationmilitaryembedded.com · October 9, 2026
- The Long Horizon for physical AI is getting closersvrobo.org · September 30, 2026
- Shield AI selects Seattle area to build X-BAT autonomous fighter jet, plans to add 4,000 jobs by early 2030sgeekwire.com · September 30, 2026
Blogs
- US Navy adds $150M to Shield AI’s X-BAT autonomous fighter programaerotime.aero · October 9, 2026
- AI News Update: Why is USA Today suing OpenAI for $250 million over AI model training? and morepupuweb.com · October 11, 2026
- AirMatrix Gets Canadian Funding for Airspace AI Researchdailyaibrief.com · October 9, 2026
- Shield AI and Innovaero collaborate on sovereign, autonomous loitering munitions for Australiashield.ai · October 6, 2026
- Value Venture Capital.reloadnyc.com · October 5, 2026
- NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform Enhances AI Securitysingleapi.net · September 29, 2026
How this was computed
Job counts are postings whose employer resolves to Shield AI over the 90 days ending 2026-10-12; mentions are news and blog documents that resolve to the same entity. Career-profile aggregates come from the Skillenai talent graph with the same suppression the talent-graph API applies.
- note
- Observed profiles counts the career profiles Skillenai holds at this company, not its employee count.
- source
- Skillenai jobs, news and blog indices; Skillenai career-profile corpus
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- 8047bc2214a8ac04
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- 2026-10-12
- window_days
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- profiles_as_of
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