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Shield AI

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
District of ColumbiaUSA
Job type
Business Operations
Posted
Jul 21, 2026
Salary
$210,000–$320,000 a year
Full-time

Director, Engineering Excellence & Enablement

Job description

The Director of Engineering Excellence & Enablement is a strategic leader responsible for improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and execution maturity of the engineering organization. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, this leader partners closely with Engineering, Product, Program Management, and other cross-functional leaders to translate company and product strategy into scalable engineering capabilities, operational rhythms, and enterprise-wide initiatives.

This role is equal parts strategy, execution, organizational design, and operational excellence. Success is measured by enabling engineering teams to deliver predictably, operate efficiently, and continuously improve while…

Job responsibilities

  • Partner with the VP of Engineering to translate business and product strategy into engineering capabilities, operating models, and execution plans.
  • Develop and evolve the engineering operating system, including planning processes, governance, decision-making frameworks, and organizational rhythms.
  • Identify capability gaps and recommend investments in people, processes, tooling, and organizational structure.
  • Define and drive engineering excellence initiatives focused on developer productivity, quality, reliability, operational maturity, and continuous improvement.
  • Establish engineering effectiveness metrics and dashboards that provide visibility into organizational health, delivery performance, and engineering productivity.
  • Champion adoption of modern engineering practices, standards, and continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Establish and facilitate consistent engineering operating cadences including strategic planning, quarterly planning, roadmap reviews, engineering leadership meetings, business reviews, and operational…
  • Drive accountability for execution across engineering leadership while identifying and resolving organizational bottlenecks.

Job requirements

  • 10+ years of engineering leadership, technical program management, engineering operations, or related experience.
  • Demonstrated success leading large-scale cross-functional initiatives in complex technology organizations.
  • Experience establishing engineering operating models, governance, planning processes, and execution frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of modern software engineering organizations, Agile development, DevOps, and engineering metrics in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
  • Proven ability to influence senior leaders without relying on direct authority.
  • Exceptional communication, facilitation, organizational, and executive presentation skills.
  • Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to drive organizational improvements.
  • Experience partnering directly with VP or C-level technology executives.
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