As a Technician III, Ground Support Equipment Maintenance, you will serve as a senior-level technician responsible for inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing, modifying, and maintaining the Ground Support Equipment used to support Shield AI’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems.
This position requires an experienced technician capable of independently diagnosing complex electrical, electronic, and mechanical discrepancies; interpreting technical data and engineering documentation; completing high-quality repairs; and providing technical guidance to other maintenance personnel.
The primary focus of this role is V-BAT Ground Support Equipment. When GSE workload permits, this technician may also assist with organizational-level maintenance, modifications, inspections, and operational checks on V-BAT aircraft.
What you'll do:
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on V-BAT Ground Support Equipment, support systems, test equipment, and related field support assets.
- Independently troubleshoot complex electrical, electronic, mechanical, and power-distribution discrepancies using technical data, wiring diagrams, schematics, diagnostic equipment, and sound maintenance practices.
- Inspect, repair, modify, and operationally test GSE to verify proper operation, safety, reliability, and mission readiness.
- Construct, repair, and inspect electrical wiring harnesses, connectors, cables, and electronic assemblies.
- Perform soldering, crimping, pinning, depinning, continuity checks, resistance checks, voltage checks, and other electrical diagnostic procedures.
- Use digital multimeters, power supplies, insulation testers, load-testing equipment, and other common electrical and mechanical test equipment.
- Diagnose equipment failures to the component or subassembly level and provide accurate recommendations for repair, replacement, or engineering disposition.
- Perform equipment modifications and configuration updates in accordance with approved technical instructions, service bulletins, engineering documentation, and company procedures.
- Complete detailed maintenance documentation in applicable systems, including work performed, troubleshooting actions, parts used, inspection results, labor hours, and final operational checks.
- Identify recurring equipment failures, adverse trends, and opportunities to improve GSE reliability, maintainability, and availability.
- Support root-cause investigations and communicate technical findings to Maintenance Leadership, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and other adjacent organizations.
- Assist with the development, validation, and improvement of maintenance procedures, task instructions, inspection criteria, and future maintenance manuals.
- Review technical instructions for accuracy, clarity, safety, tooling requirements, and maintainability before field or depot implementation.
- Assist maintenance leadership with workload coordination, equipment prioritization, repair planning, and status reporting.
- Inspect completed work for compliance with approved technical data, workmanship standards, and company maintenance requirements.
- Maintain accountability and serviceability of assigned tools, test equipment, parts, and support equipment.
- Assist with organizational-level V-BAT aircraft maintenance, inspections, modifications, troubleshooting, and operational checks when GSE workload and maintenance priorities allow.
Required qualifications:
- Five or more years of relevant experience maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, or modifying aviation Ground Support Equipment, military support equipment, aerospace systems, industrial equipment, electronic systems, or similarly complex technical equipment.
- Hands-on experience repairing wiring harnesses, electrical connectors, cables, circuit assemblies, and associated components.
- Proficiency with electrical test equipment, including digital multimeters and other commonly used diagnostic tools.
- Experience performing soldering, crimping, connector repair, pin replacement, continuity testing, voltage testing, and resistance testing.
- Ability to plan and execute maintenance tasks with limited supervision
- Strong working knowledge of maintenance safety, tool control, FOD prevention, HAZMAT, configuration control, and technical-data compliance.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and electronic maintenance or work-order management systems.
- Ability to safely lift, move, position, and work around Ground Support Equipment and aircraft components in a maintenance environment.
- Ability to work extended hours, alternate shifts, weekends, or holidays when required to support operational priorities.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a United States security clearance.
- Valid U.S.-issued passport or the ability to obtain one before required international travel.
- Proven record of being a dependable and trustworthy teammate, maintaining high standards, taking ownership of assigned work, and treating others with professionalism and respect.
Preferred qualifications:
- Seven or more years of experience maintaining aviation Ground Support Equipment, military aerospace support equipment, unmanned aircraft support systems, or similarly complex equipment.
- Previous experience in a senior technician, lead technician, crew lead, shift lead, or technical-training role.
- Experience supporting equipment maintenance in a depot, flight-line, field-service, military, or high-tempo operational environment.
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate or equivalent military, industry, internal, or external technical certification.
- IPC/WHMA-A-620, J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, or equivalent soldering and wire-harness certification.
- OSHA, HAZMAT, electrical-safety, lockout/tagout, or related industrial safety training.
Skills Required
- Five or more years of relevant experience maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, or modifying aviation Ground Support Equipment, military support equipment, aerospace systems, industrial equipment, or electronic systems
- Hands-on experience repairing wiring harnesses, electrical connectors, cables, circuit assemblies, and associated components
- Proficiency with electrical test equipment, including digital multimeters and other commonly used diagnostic tools
- Experience performing soldering, crimping, connector repair, pin replacement, continuity testing, voltage testing, and resistance testing
- Ability to plan and execute maintenance tasks with limited supervision
- Strong working knowledge of maintenance safety, tool control, FOD prevention, HAZMAT, configuration control, and technical-data compliance
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and electronic maintenance or work-order management systems
- Ability to safely lift, move, position, and work around Ground Support Equipment and aircraft components in a maintenance environment
- Ability to work extended hours, alternate shifts, weekends, or holidays when required
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
- Ability to obtain and maintain a United States security clearance
- Valid U.S.-issued passport or the ability to obtain one before required international travel
- Proven record of being dependable, trustworthy, maintaining high standards, taking ownership, and treating others professionally
- Seven or more years of experience maintaining aviation Ground Support Equipment or similar (preferred)
- Previous experience in a senior technician, lead technician, crew lead, shift lead, or technical-training role (preferred)
- Experience supporting equipment maintenance in depot, flight-line, field-service, military, or high-tempo environments (preferred)
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate or equivalent military/industry/internal certification (preferred)
- IPC/WHMA-A-620, J-STD-001, IPC-A-610 or equivalent soldering and wire-harness certification (preferred)
- OSHA, HAZMAT, electrical-safety, lockout/tagout, or related industrial safety training (preferred)
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At Shield AI, you won't wait years to see your work reach the field. You'll build hardware and software that operates in the real world right now, in the hands of the people who depend on it. Hivemind, our AI pilot, has been flying since 2018. It has flown more than 30 platforms, including an F-16, and it now sits under a U.S. Air Force production contract for Collaborative Combat Aircraft. When you write code or shape a system here, you contribute to technology with a proven flight record and a clear production future. V-BAT flies intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions with an operational record that stretches from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific. It delivers eyes where they matter most, in the most demanding conditions on earth. The teams behind it watch their work get tested where the stakes are real. X-BAT takes its first flight this year. It's an AI-piloted fighter that needs no runway, built to operate where traditional aircraft can't. Join now and you help shape a program at its earliest, most formative stage. That's the kind of ground-floor work that defines a career. Do the most impactful work of your life, on problems that matter. Autonomy at this level asks a lot of you. You'll take on problems in perception, planning, and control that few teams anywhere are equipped to solve. You'll work across disciplines, from aerospace and robotics to machine learning and systems engineering, alongside people who hold themselves to an exacting standard and expect the same from you. Our mission is clear: protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. That purpose runs through every decision, every design review, and every deployment. It's why the work here carries a weight you can feel. Ready to join our mission? Explore our open roles and find where you fit.
Why Work With Us
Founded in 2015 by a former Navy SEAL, Shield AI builds AI pilots and uncrewed aircraft. Veterans aren't an afterthought here, they're at every level. It's why the work carries weight: AI pilots and uncrewed aircraft flying real missions, from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, protecting service members and civilians.
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