Shield AI

Obsolescence and Lifecycle Management Lead (R5299)

Dallas, Texas · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$220kDetected 13 days ago

Supply ChainProcess ImprovementERPRecruitingCustomer SupportAvionicsRoboticsLeadershipCommunicationLean Manufacturing

About the role

Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft.
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Responsibilities

Own and maintain the V-BAT obsolescence management plan, lifecycle risk register, and associated mitigation roadmap.
Identify, track, and prioritize end-of-life parts, supplier discontinuance notices, aging components, high-risk materials, unsupported components, and long-lead or difficult-to-source items.
Assess obsolescence risk across parts, suppliers, components, assemblies, subsystems, ground equipment, support equipment, and fielded configurations.
Determine potential impact to production, repair, spares, depot activity, field support, customer commitments, and long-term sustainment.
Work with Supply Chain to evaluate supplier risk, lead times, allocation constraints, discontinuance notices, minimum order quantities, and long-term availability.
Partner with Engineering to identify alternate parts, form-fit-function replacements, redesign needs, qualification requirements, and technical mitigation options.
Support lifecycle planning for avionics, propulsion components, structures, payload interfaces, electrical components, ground equipment, support equipment, and other V-BAT subsystems.
Create and drive mitigation plans for obsolete or at-risk components, including alternate sourcing, redesign, requalification, lifetime buys, repair strategy changes, or inventory positioning.
Partner with Finance and Operations to evaluate cost, inventory, and readiness tradeoffs associated with lifetime buys, redesigns, alternate sourcing, and risk acceptance.
Escalate high-risk lifecycle issues before they impact V-BAT readiness, customer support, production continuity, or repair capability.

Requirements

6+ years of experience in obsolescence management, lifecycle management, supply chain, sustainment engineering, product support, manufacturing operations, technical program management, or complex hardware sustainment.
Strong understanding of how obsolescence risk impacts production, repair capability, spares planning, field support, fleet readiness, customer commitments, and long-term sustainment.
Strong planning and risk management skills, including the ability to prioritize lifecycle risks based on fleet impact, availability, cost, technical complexity, and urgency.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate supplier, part, and lifecycle risks into clear business impact, technical actions, and leadership decisions.

Nice to have

Experience with UAS, aviation sustainment, aerospace manufacturing, defense programs, electronics lifecycle management, fielded hardware systems, or deployed technical products.
Familiarity with DMSMS, BOM management, AVL/AML management, PLM or ERP systems, ECO/ECR processes, configuration control, FRACAS, RCCA, MRB, or service action planning.
Experience coordinating lifetime buys, alternate sourcing, supplier transitions, redesign efforts, qualification plans, or field retrofit strategies.
Experience supporting military, defense, aviation, or high-reliability customer environments.
Experience working in a startup, high-growth, defense technology, aerospace, robotics, or advanced manufacturing environment.
APICS, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, supply chain, lifecycle management, aviation maintenance, or related certification preferred but not required.
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Compensation

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.

Benefits

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Maintain visibility into supplier health, supplier transitions, diminishing manufacturing sources, lead-time changes, material availability, and long-term supportability.

Company info

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems.
With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI's technology actively supports operations worldwide.
Coordinate with Configuration Management and Change Control to determine which aircraft, builds, configurations, customers, spares, or fielded assets are affected by obsolescence risk.

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