Senior Staff Technical Product Manager (R5032)
About The Position
Shield AI is seeking a Sr Staff Technical Product Manager to define and drive the business and operational performance of sustainment across our UAS platforms and support systems. This role sits within the Aviation Sustainment team and owns the integration of sustainment operations, financial performance, logistics strategy, and fleet readiness outcomes to enable scalable, profitable product support. You will operate at the intersection of sustainment, operations, business management, and program execution to ensure sustainment products and services are structured to maximize fleet availability, operational responsiveness, customer value, and long-term profitability. This role will help establish the framework for future Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) and global sustainment offerings by integrating maintenance performance, operational analytics, forecasting, supply chain strategy, and customer support into a cohesive sustainment business model.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, aviation, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in aerospace & defense business operations, sustainment, program finance, logistics, or product support environments
- Experience managing financial and operational performance across sustainment, repair, spares, or aviation support activities
- Strong understanding of sustainment drivers including maintenance operations, forecasting, readiness, supply chain, and lifecycle support
- Experience working cross-functionally across operations, engineering, supply chain, finance, and program management organizations
- Ability to translate operational and financial data into actionable business and sustainment decisions
- Experience supporting proposal development, pricing strategy, and contract execution
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting aviation, UAS, or defense sustainment programs
- Familiarity with Performance-Based Logistics (PBL), Contractor Logistics Support (CLS), or Integrated Product Support (IPS) concepts
- Experience supporting international programs, FMS, DCS, or global sustainment operations
- Experience with ERP, MRO, logistics, or fleet management systems
- Familiarity with CBM+, reliability analytics, or sustainment performance modeling
- MBA or advanced business degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Define and manage sustainment performance metrics across fleet readiness, maintenance burden, turnaround time, material consumption, and operating margin
- Drive sustainment business strategy and operational execution to improve profitability, forecast accuracy, and customer support performance
- Partner across Aviation Support, Engineering, Supply Chain, Flight Operations, and Program Management to align sustainment execution with operational and financial objectives
- Establish scalable sustainment business processes supporting future PBL, CLS, spares, repair, and global support offerings
- Develop forecasting models for sustainment demand, repair flow, material requirements, and fleet support capacity planning
- Drive data-informed decision making using maintenance, reliability, operational, and financial analytics
- Support sustainment proposal development, pricing strategies, Basis of Estimate (BOE) development, and customer engagements
- Identify and drive improvements in sustainment cost structure, supply chain performance, and operational efficiency
- Develop executive-level reporting and dashboards providing visibility into sustainment health, risks, opportunities, and business performance
- Support transition from prototype support concepts to scalable operational sustainment models
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
- Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
