Obsolescence and Lifecycle Management Lead (R5299)

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and 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. 

The Obsolescence and Lifecycle Management Management Lead is a senior individual contributor responsible for owning the V-BAT sustainment strategy for parts, suppliers, components, assemblies, and subsystems that are becoming unavailable, unsupported, high-risk, cost-prohibitive, or difficult to sustain.

This role drives the operating mechanism for identifying obsolescence risk early, assessing impact to production and fielded aircraft, and coordinating mitigation plans before part shortages, supplier changes, or component end-of-life issues affect V-BAT readiness, repair capability, customer support, or long-term sustainment.

The Obsolescence and Lifecycle Management Management Lead partners closely with Supply Chain, Sustainment Engineering, Product Engineering, Configuration Management, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, Fleet Support, and Operations to ensure lifecycle risks are visible, prioritized, and actively managed. This role is accountable for translating supplier and part availability risks into clear mitigation plans, business decisions, engineering actions, and sustainment priorities.

The Obsolescence and Lifecycle Management Management Lead is a senior individual contributor responsible for owning the V-BAT sustainment strategy for parts, suppliers, components, assemblies, and subsystems that are becoming unavailable, unsupported, high-risk, cost-prohibitive, or difficult to sustain.

This role drives the operating mechanism for identifying obsolescence risk early, assessing impact to production and fielded aircraft, and coordinating mitigation plans before part shortages, supplier changes, or component end-of-life issues affect V-BAT readiness, repair capability, customer support, or long-term sustainment.

The Obsolescence and Lifecycle Management Management Lead partners closely with Supply Chain, Sustainment Engineering, Product Engineering, Configuration Management, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, Fleet Support, and Operations to ensure lifecycle risks are visible, prioritized, and actively managed. This role is accountable for translating supplier and part availability risks into clear mitigation plans, business decisions, engineering actions, and sustainment priorities.

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and 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. 

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Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

 

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

 

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

 

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