International Market Intelligence Analyst - Autonomous Combat Aircraft

About the role

Shield AI, a venture-backed defense-tech company, is hiring an International Market Intelligence Analyst for its X-BAT autonomous combat aircraft program. The analyst builds and keeps up-to-date budget and competitive information for international markets, supporting GTM leads and Mission Success with evidence on funding, programs, competitors, acquisition pathways and industrial expectations. It is a cumulative knowledge role that combines two analytic disciplines.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain international budget coverage: track partner-nation defense budgets, program lines and multi-year procurement and sustainment plans for priority markets.
• Maintain international competitive coverage: keep competitor profiles, competition and award trackers, product comparisons and teaming/partnership maps current.
• Develop integrated country and regional reads combining budget and competitive data into decision-ready products.
• Collect data from defense budgets, white papers, parliamentary and legislative records, procurement notices and open-source reporting, supplemented by commercial market data.
• Curate a structured, queryable international knowledge base using AI-enabled tools.
• Publish recurring updates and respond to scoped rapid-turn requests supporting pursuits, campaign reviews and proposals.
• Monitor programs, competitions, awards, teaming, offsets and co-production developments and escalate material changes.

Required profile

• 3-6 years of experience in international defense budget analysis, competitive intelligence, market research or business development analysis in defense or aerospace.
• Bachelor's degree in international affairs, security studies, economics, finance, political science, business, engineering or a related field.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally and to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
• Alignment with Shield AI core values.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of international defense budgets and public budget documentation.
• Experience in competitive or market analysis, including competitor profiles, market assessments and product comparisons.
• Familiarity with international defense acquisition and pursuit dependencies such as FMS, DCS or hybrid pathways.
• Research, data handling, analytic writing and briefing skills; ability to manage recurring production and short-notice requests.
• Experience using AI tools to organize and maintain structured knowledge resources.