Mission Assurance Lead (R5896)

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description of mission, etc. We need to use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to extract: - About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph about Shield AI and mission? The posting starts: "Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company..." That's about company, not role. Could be "About the role" maybe the description of the position: "Shield AI is seeking a Mission Assurance Lead to provide independent, engineering‑informed oversight..." That is role description. So we can put that in

About the role

with

containing that description. - Responsibilities: list of duties under "What you will do:" bullet points. So we need

Responsibilities

• each bullet. - Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". Could combine into Requirements? The spec says sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which to include. We have Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. Could map Required Qualifications to

  Requirements

  and Preferred Qualifications to

  Qualifications

  maybe. Or we could put both under Qualifications. But spec says we can include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content for both Required and Preferred. Could create Requirements for required, Qualifications for preferred. Also Skills maybe not explicitly listed; we could omit if not present. Benefits, Pay, Schedule: we have salary range and benefits mention. Pay: we have "$112,000 - $168,000 a year". Also mention bonus, benefits, equity. So we can include Pay section with that info. Benefits: mention "Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity" and "Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)". Also mention military fellows and part-time not eligible. So we can include Benefits section summarizing that. Schedule: maybe not specified; we have "Full-time regular employee". Could infer schedule is full-time. But spec says do not create Schedule unless posting actually states them. It does not explicitly state schedule like "Monday-Friday, 9-5". It says Full-time regular employee offer package. That implies full-time but not explicit schedule. Safer to omit Schedule section. Skills: not explicitly listed; we could omit. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (Required Qualifications), Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications), Pay, Benefits. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific content. We need to preserve all substantive info: ensure we don't lose any details. Let's extract About the role paragraph: "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 Descritpion: Shield AI is seeking a Mission Assurance Lead to provide independent, engineering‑informed oversight of maintenance, configuration, documentation, and field operations across Shield AI aircraft operations. The role ensures Shield AI maintains continuous, objective insight into aircraft readiness, system integrity, and process conformance This position combines maintenance process assurance, operational safety, configuration control, and early risk detection. The Inspector validates requirements, verifies execution, identifies nonconformances early, and drives corrective actions that prevent risks from reaching the aircraft, mission, or customer. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in hangars, test events, field sites, and deployed environments; recognizes disciplined maintenance and operational practices; and converts observations into actionable, scalable assurance data." We need to remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The "Job Descritpion:" maybe typo; we keep content. We should maybe trim the company description? It's part of About the role? Might be considered "About the company". But spec says use About the role for section headings. Could we put company description under About the role? It's not exactly role but it's okay. We'll include it. Now Responsibilities: list bullet points under "What you will do:": - Build and operate a Mission Assurance model for Shield AI Aircraft operations, covering maintenance procedures, documentation, configuration control, support equipment, and field execution - Define inspection strategy, audit cadence, evidence requirements, data standards, and reporting rhythms. - Conduct independent inspections of maintenance tasks, logbooks, technical data use, service bulletin compliance, configuration accuracy, release practices, tool/FOD control, ground handling, and field operations. - Verify maintenance quality, data integrity, critical‑step completion, serial/time‑tracked item accuracy, deferred discrepancy management, and in‑process inspection discipline. - Develop and execute standardized evaluation programs, including sampling plans, audits, acceptance criteria, and documented finding categories. - Maintain dashboards and indicators such as maintenance quality, data error rates, open findings, CAPA status, repeat discrepancies, tool/FOD events, and potential readiness blockers. - Partner with Maintenance, Field Operations, Engineering, and Airworthiness to standardize processes across locations while maintaining independent oversight. - Escalate safety‑of‑flight, compliance, or data integrity risks; recommend stop‑work, restrictions, additional inspections, or impounds when warranted. - Support investigations of mishaps, near misses, maintenance errors, and field failures, ensuring accurate reconstruction of maintenance, configuration, and operational timelines. - Will perform associated follow up inspections to ensure finding are sufficiently resolved - Maintain the evidence trail required for customer confidence, safety assurance, governance, and quality expectations in a scaling UAS operation. We need to keep each as
• . Now Required Qualifications: list: - 7+ years of experience in aviation maintenance, maintenance QA, maintenance control, field service leadership, or equivalent mission‑critical operational roles. - Demonstrated ability to build or mature maintenance QA or mission assurance programs. - Practical expertise with maintenance procedures, logbooks, MIS/work orders, discrepancies, configuration control, service bulletin compliance, tool/FOD control, and aircraft release discipline. - Hands‑on experience in operational environments (hangars, flightlines, test ranges, customer sites, or deployed locations). - Strong data discipline and ability to generate accurate, actionable reports and dashboards. - Working knowledge of audit practices, root‑cause methods, CAPA, and safety/quality systems. - High ownership and independence; able to ask difficult questions, build trust, and drive corrective actions without unnecessary bureaucracy. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to travel and support non‑standard operational tempos. Now Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with military aviation maintenance/QA. - Experience with NASA‑style mission assurance, DoD QA, AS9100, ICAO safety assurance, or similar frameworks. - Experience supporting developmental flight test programs or rapidly evolving aircraft platforms - Training in auditing, root‑cause analysis, CAPA, HFACS, TapRooT, Six Sigma, human factors, or maintenance evaluation. - Experience with autonomous systems, configuration management, telemetry‑based maintenance, or digital maintenance systems. - Familiarity with aviation safety assurance, risk management, and continuous monitoring. - Active or eligible security clearance. Now Pay: "$112,000 - $168,000 a year". Also mention bonus, benefits, equity. Could include: "Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity". Also temporary employee offer package: "Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)". Also note salary compensation influenced by factors. We'll include that. Now Benefits: "Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity". "Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)". "Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits." Also maybe mention that all offers contingent on cleared background and possible reference check. That's more about hiring process; could be omitted as boilerplate? It's not EEO but it's about offer contingency. Might be considered substantive? It's about hiring process; but spec says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The background check is not exactly those; but could be considered part of offer details. Might keep? It's not explicitly prohibited. However it's more about process; but we can keep as part of Benefits? Might be better to include under Benefits? But it's not a benefit. Could create a separate section like "Additional Information" but not allowed headings. So we could incorporate into Benefits paragraph: mention that offers contingent on cleared background and possible reference check. That's okay. Now we must not include the EEO paragraph at end. Remove that. Now produce HTML fragment:

  About the role

  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 . Shield AI is seeking a Mission Assurance Lead to provide independent, engineering‑informed oversight of maintenance, configuration, documentation, and field operations across Shield AI aircraft operations. The role ensures Shield AI maintains continuous, objective insight into aircraft readiness, system integrity, and process conformance. This position combines maintenance process assurance, operational safety, configuration control, and early risk detection. The Inspector validates requirements, verifies execution, identifies nonconformances early, and drives corrective actions that prevent risks from reaching the aircraft, mission, or customer. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in hangars, test events, field sites, and deployed environments; recognizes disciplined maintenance and operational practices; and converts observations into actionable, scalable assurance data.

  Responsibilities

  • Build and operate a Mission Assurance model for Shield AI Aircraft operations, covering maintenance procedures, documentation, configuration control, support equipment, and field execution
  • Define inspection strategy, audit cadence, evidence requirements, data standards, and reporting rhythms.
  • Conduct independent inspections of maintenance tasks, logbooks, technical data use, service bulletin compliance, configuration accuracy, release practices, tool/FOD control, ground handling, and field operations.
  • Verify maintenance quality, data integrity, critical‑step completion, serial/time‑tracked item accuracy, deferred discrepancy management, and in‑process inspection discipline.
  • Develop and execute standardized evaluation programs, including sampling plans, audits, acceptance criteria, and documented finding categories.
  • Maintain dashboards and indicators such as maintenance quality, data error rates, open findings, CAPA status, repeat discrepancies, tool/FOD events, and potential readiness blockers.
  • Partner with Maintenance, Field Operations, Engineering, and Airworthiness to standardize processes across locations while maintaining independent oversight.
  • Escalate safety‑of‑flight, compliance, or data integrity risks; recommend stop‑work, restrictions, additional inspections, or impounds when warranted.
  • Support investigations of mishaps, near misses, maintenance errors, and field failures, ensuring accurate reconstruction of maintenance, configuration, and operational timelines.