Senior Staff Engineer, Supply Chain
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will work as a Supplier Development Engineer focused on composite parts in aerospace. You will solve supplier challenges affecting quality, on-time delivery and scaling, onboard suppliers to new designs, audit processes, and build the supply base in Europe. Expect extensive travel.
Requirements
- 10 plus years of supply chain, manufacturing, process, chemical and mechanical engineering
- CAD (SolidWorks, NX, CATIA)
- Excel and data analysis
- PLM or ERP systems
- Travel up to 75% including international
- Read drawings and GD&T confidently
- Understand machining, welding and forming processes
- Led root cause investigations (8D, 5 Whys)
- Worked with suppliers or production lines
Responsibilities
- Audit and embed into core supplier processes to find improvements in cost, lead-times and quality
- Conduct on-site audits to root cause supplier quality issues
- Assess and improve supplier capabilities
- Provide technical guidance to suppliers on specifications, processes, standards and quality measures
- Track and analyze supplier performance metrics and implement corrective actions
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks
- Support new product introduction by ensuring suppliers meet quality and delivery requirements
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity