Shield AI is seeking a Fleet Analyst to serve as the data backbone of the Fleet Strategy & Portfolio Management function within Aircraft Division.
Fleet Strategy & Portfolio Management is responsible for translating fleet visibility into business-grounded recommendations on how to align aircraft across customers, programs, captures, and internal demand. The function maintains the authoritative, real-time ledger of every aircraft in the enterprise fleet and turns that visibility into the dashboards, forecasts, and configuration intelligence that drive enterprise decision-making.
The Fleet Analyst will maintain the enterprise fleet ledger, build and own the analytical infrastructure that supports fleet decisions, and translate operational data into clear recommendations for the Senior Manager and Mission Control leadership. This role requires deep understanding of aircraft operations, configuration management, and rigorous data discipline. Decisions made across Fleet Strategy & Portfolio Management depend on the accuracy and timeliness of the data this role produces.
What you'll do:
- Maintain authoritative, real-time visibility of every aircraft in the enterprise fleet, including location, configuration, flight hours, maintenance posture, modification status, and remaining useful life.
- Track configuration history and downstream impacts as aircraft cycle through customer deployments, test campaigns, training events, and depot-level maintenance.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Sustainment to ensure the ledger reflects ground truth at all times.
- Build and maintain the analytical infrastructure that makes fleet decisions repeatable and defensible: utilization dashboards, configuration intelligence tooling, lifecycle forecasting, and routine fleet posture reporting.
- Generate rolling 6, 12, and 24-month forecasts of fleet availability and configuration posture to support contractual commitments, capture activities, and capacity planning.
- Continuously improve data quality and tooling so the function scales as the fleet grows.
- Translate fleet visibility into clear, decision-ready briefings for the Senior Manager and Mission Control leadership.
- Surface portfolio-level patterns (underutilized assets, configuration trends, deal-impacting risks) that warrant strategic attention.
- Provide rapid analytical support for ad hoc fleet questions from senior leadership, Business Development, Program Management, and Finance.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Aviation Management, Data Analytics, or related field.
- 5+ years of combined military and/or industry experience in aviation logistics, fleet analytics, operations research, or enterprise asset management.
- Strong proficiency in data tools (Tableau, Power BI, SQL, Excel) with demonstrated ability to build and maintain dashboards used by senior leadership.
- Working knowledge of aircraft operations, configuration management, or fleet portfolio principles.
- Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate operational data into clear narratives for non-analyst audiences.
- Excellent attention to detail and discipline in maintaining data quality.
Preferred qualifications:
- Prior military aviation maintenance, scheduling, or operations officer experience.
- Familiarity with formal military planning processes (MDMP, JOPP, or equivalent).
- Experience with lifecycle modeling, RUL forecasting, or configuration management in aerospace or defense contexts.
- Exposure to government contract structures (FFP, CPFF, OTA) and how they shape fleet allocation.
- Experience supporting capture activities, capacity modeling, or proposal feasibility analysis.
- Familiarity with unmanned aircraft systems, particularly V-BAT or similar platforms.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Aviation Management, Data Analytics, or related field.
- 5+ years of combined military and/or industry experience in aviation logistics, fleet analytics, operations research, or enterprise asset management.
- Strong proficiency in data tools (Tableau, Power BI, SQL, Excel) with demonstrated ability to build and maintain dashboards used by senior leadership.
- Working knowledge of aircraft operations, configuration management, or fleet portfolio principles.
- Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate operational data into clear narratives for non-analyst audiences.
- Excellent attention to detail and discipline in maintaining data quality.
- Prior military aviation maintenance, scheduling, or operations officer experience.
- Familiarity with formal military planning processes (MDMP, JOPP, or equivalent).
- Experience with lifecycle modeling, RUL forecasting, or configuration management in aerospace or defense contexts.
- Exposure to government contract structures (FFP, CPFF, OTA) and how they shape fleet allocation.
- Experience supporting capture activities, capacity modeling, or proposal feasibility analysis.
- Familiarity with unmanned aircraft systems, particularly V-BAT or similar platforms.
What the Team is Saying
Shield AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials describe excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside a mental‑health EAP. Site perks such as an onsite gym in DC and a gym discount in San Diego support a health‑focused offering.
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Retirement Support — Careers materials highlight a 401(k) with company match as part of the standard package. A Total Rewards overview emphasizes retirement features within a broader, transparent compensation view.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Compensation for in‑demand technical and senior go‑to‑market roles is described as competitive, with visible engineering ranges and top‑end packages. This points to meaningful upside tied to role, level, and scarce skills.
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What We Do
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 the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.
Why Work With Us
What makes Shield AI special is our people. We unlock the power of autonomy, and in the face of overwhelming odds and challenges, we find ways to win and make a difference for our customers. We bring together software, AI, and aerospace engineering disciplines to deploy the most intelligent aviation capabilities in the world.
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