Senior Engineering Manager

Shield AI is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager in Bengaluru, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

AI in this role

Lead a team of applications engineers enabling edge-AI and autonomy for defense and robotics platforms.

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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.
As a Senior Technical Engineering Manager of Autonomy Applications, you'll lead a team of applications engineers which enable edge-AI and autonomy to platforms across sea, air, and space.. You’ll prioritize and resolve complex issues, mentor your team, and collaborate with internal teams to drive product improvements. With your technical expertise and leadership, you'll play a key role in enhancing customer engagement and supporting the growth of our robotics and autonomy solutions.

How we rate this

Senior Engineering Manager at Shield AI rates 85 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

Senior Engineering Manager is an open job at Shield AI.
Level rates this role AI Level 4 of 4: Builds AI.
The role is based in Bangalore.
The job was posted on October 9, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Shield AI. Apply on Shield AI

Prepare for this job

A free preview built only from this posting: what it asks for, what you could be asked in an interview, and how to adjust your resume.

Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Edge AIRoboticsAutonomyEngineering ManagementHivemindV BatX BatAechelon

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where edge ai was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where robotics was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where autonomy was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where engineering management was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used Hivemind in your day-to-day work.

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List these exact terms on your resume: Edge AI, Robotics, Autonomy, Engineering Management, and Hivemind. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
Lead with what you built, trained or shipped. This role is judged on the AI system itself, not the tools around it.

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