Manager, Environmental Control Systems & Thermal Engineering (R6306)
- Location
- Seattle, WA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Lead / Staff
- Listed
- 23 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- environmental control systems
- aircraft thermal management
- fluid and heat-transfer hardware
- aircraft systems integration
About the role
As Manager, Environmental Control Systems & Thermal, you will directly lead and develop a team of individual contributors responsible for environmental control systems, aircraft thermal management, and associated fluid and heat-transfer hardware on the X-BAT program, while supporting the advancement of these capabilities across Group 5 programs.
You will be accountable for team execution and people development while maintaining enough technical depth to guide architecture, requirements, design, integration, test, supplier execution, and flight readiness. This position requires a balance of direct people leadership, technical judgment, and hands-on engagement when needed in a fast-moving aircraft development environment.
The ideal candidate is an experienced engineering manager who can set clear priorities, grow strong engineers, create a high technical bar, and help the team deliver meaningful capability to operators quickly.
About Shield AI
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, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.
From Shield AI's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 18, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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This Manager, Environmental Control Systems & Thermal Engineering (R6306) position at Shield AI is located in Seattle, WA (On-site). Always check Shield AI's application page for specific state eligibility or relocation policies.
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