Senior Quality Technical Program Manager (R4957)

Shield AI • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in technical program management, quality engineering, systems engineering, or validation leadership in complex hardware or aerospace environments
• Strong understanding of root cause analysis, corrective actions, and reliability tracking
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs across engineering, manufacturing, and test organizations
• Experience managing technical risk, program dependencies, and execution tradeoffs in fast-paced development programs
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to drive alignment and accountability across teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, robotics, or autonomous systems programs
• Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or regulated engineering environments
• Experience with reliability testing, systems integration, or manufacturing quality
• Experience using data and automation tools such as Python, SQL, Jira, Power BI, or Tableau to improve quality visibility and execution

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Bonus
• Benefits
• Equity
• Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed