Deployed Operations Manager (R5672)
Shield AI · Dallas, TX
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Shield AI (aerospace & defense) in Dallas, TX.
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $107k–$153k.
Median of the low and high ends of 16 live postings that list pay, out of 85 production engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Texas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 84 other live production postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $106k–$145k, from 15 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 44%
- Lean 36%
- Root cause 29%
- New product launch 22%
- Six Sigma 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.
How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Shield AI
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Shield AI in Dallas
15 other open roles at this site.
- Propulsion Engineering Technician (R6045) · Manufacturing
- Support Equipment Engineer (R5913) · Manufacturing
- Production Technician · Production · Technician
- Senior Supplier Development Engineer (R5487) · Quality · Senior
- Sr Director Engineering, V-BAT · Manufacturing · Director+
- Director, Avionics Engineering, V-BAT · Manufacturing · Director+
Full description from Shield AIAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What You'll Do
- ◆Outcomes: Ensure Site Leads achieve mission impacts, fulfill contractual obligations, and delight customers.
- ◆Leadership and Supervision: Manage, mentor, and supervise Site Leads who lead crews on COCO and extended duration international operations.
- ◆Primary Touchpoint: Serve as Shield AI’s primary contact for COCO crew information, collaborating closely with the FSR Management team and Senior Manager.
- ◆Resource Coordination: Work with the FSR Supervisors on COCO staffing, providing Sr. Manager Deployed Operations courses of action and ensuring optimal crew employment.
- ◆Training and Development: Mentor, develop, and train Site Leads and crews to ensure mission readiness and operational excellence.
- ◆Technical Support: Provide technical support to deployed teams as needed, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.
Required Qualifications
- ✓Demonstrated experience in managing and mentoring operational teams.
- ✓Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop team members.
- ✓Exceptional organizational and communication skills.
- ✓Experience in international operations and a deep understanding of Contractor Owned Contractor Operated Unmanned Aviation System operations.
- ✓Technical proficiency to provide necessary support to deployed teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Previously served in a Site Lead capacity on a deployment or extended duration OCONUS operation
- ✓V-BAT AVO certified
- ✓V-BAT AVO instructor certified or ability to obtain
Show full description ↓Show less ↑
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. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description
The Deployed Operations Manager is the responsible party for managing, mentoring, and supervising Level 300 Site Leads, who in turn lead the crews that perform our Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) and extended duration international operations. They are Shield AI’s primary touchpoint for COCO crew information and, though the Senior Manager is the responsible party for COCO manning, the Manager works closely with the FSR Management team to provide personnel courses of action to the Senior Manager. They are responsible for mentoring, developing, and training COCO Site Leads and crews as needed to ensure mission readiness. They also provide technical support for deployed teams as needed.