Aviation jobs in Texas

About the role

Shield AI is seeking an FAA Regulatory Operations & Program Coordinator to establish and manage the administrative processes that support FAA authorizations across the company. This full-time individual contributor will create enterprise visibility into aircraft registrations, authorizations, applications, operating limitations, renewals, and future regulatory needs while coordinating work across V-BAT, Hivemind, X-BAT, and supporting teams. You will work closely with Airworthiness, Safety, Flight Operations, Engineering, Legal, Government Relations, and program teams to organize submission schedules, maintain regulatory records, and keep actions moving to closure. This is a regulatory operations and program coordination role; designated subject matter experts will retain responsibility for technical analyses, compliance determinations, and approval of technical content. The ideal candidate can build structure across multiple programs, work accurately with regulated records, and communicate effectively with internal teams, test sites, and government stakeholders.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in aviation management, business, public administration, regulatory affairs, project or program management, engineering, or a related discipline
• equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 3-5+ years of experience in aviation regulatory operations, project or program coordination, flight operations administration, airworthiness or certification program support, UAS operations, or a related regulated environment.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating regulatory applications, authorizations, certifications, or comparable controlled-submission processes.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams using integrated schedules, action and decision logs, dependency tracking, controlled records, and concise status reporting.
• Working knowledge of FAA aviation or UAS authorization processes and the judgment to distinguish administrative coordination from technical and regulatory decision authority.
• Strong professional and technical writing skills, with the ability to organize complex subject matter expert inputs into accurate, review-ready packages.
• Strong cross-functional communication, organization, attention to detail, and follow-through, with proficiency in Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint, and project-tracking or document-management tools.
• Direct experience with FAA DroneZone, FAA aircraft registration, COAs or airspace authorizations, Part 107 waivers, or experimental certification support.
• Experience supporting UAS, autonomous aircraft, defense aviation, or developmental flight-test programs.
• Previous administrative or programmatic interaction with the FAA, UAS test sites, Department of Defense organizations, or other aviation authorities.
• Familiarity with Section 927, 44807 and SAC-EC waivers, BVLOS, higher-altitude, one-to-many, or large-UAS approval pathways.[D(1]