Staff Engineer Digital Factory Lead
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 define and deploy digital systems, connected infrastructure, and AI-enabled manufacturing tools. You will lead MES deployment and integration, establish a manufacturing data ecosystem, drive automation initiatives, and evaluate technologies such as machine vision, digital twins, and autonomous inspection.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering, manufacturing, computer science, automation, or related technical discipline
- 8+ years of digital manufacturing, manufacturing systems, industrial automation, software-enabled operations, or Industry 4.0 experience
- Manufacturing software systems
- MES
- QMS
- Manufacturing operations
- Industrial controls
- Factory automation
- Manufacturing data systems
- Cross-functional initiative leadership
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the AI manufacturing roadmap
- Deploy AI-powered manufacturing solutions
- Digitize manufacturing knowledge
- Lead MES deployment, configuration, and continuous improvement
- Establish the digital thread across manufacturing operations
- Integrate MES with ERP, PLM, QMS, automation systems, and equipment
- Define and deploy connected factory infrastructure
- Develop the manufacturing data ecosystem
- Lead automation initiatives
- Evaluate emerging manufacturing technologies
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity