Staff Engineer Ground Vehicle Advance Manufacturing
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
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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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About the Role
You will lead manufacturing engineering for ground vehicle and mobility systems. You will develop and improve production processes, tooling, work instructions, quality methods, and production flows for chassis, suspension, braking, driveline, hydraulic, pneumatic, trailer, and mobility-platform systems. You will support integration, testing, supplier qualification, process validation, and product transitions into manufacturing.
Requirements
- 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in automotive, mobility, heavy equipment, or defense vehicle systems
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field
- Experience in prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment
- Experience with vehicle integration and assembly
- Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics
- Experience with chassis and braking systems
- Experience with mechanical production systems
- Knowledge of manufacturing process development and production scaling
- Understanding of DFM/DFA principles
- Experience with root-cause analysis and corrective-action methodologies
Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing engineering activities for vehicle and mobility systems
- Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, work instructions, and production flows
- Support vehicle integration, testing, and production readiness
- Improve manufacturability, reliability, testability, and producibility with design engineering
- Drive root-cause investigations and corrective actions
- Develop quality standards and inspection methods
- Support supplier qualification, process validation, and production-readiness reviews
- Lead DFM/DFA reviews and transition new products into manufacturing
- Define manufacturing standards, process controls, and acceptance criteria
- Support failure analysis and reliability improvement
- Collaborate with production, quality, supply chain, and test engineering
- Mentor junior manufacturing engineers
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
- Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment