Staff Engineer Manufacturing

Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.

San Diego, United States
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

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About the Role

You will lead the design and optimization of high-impact manufacturing processes. You will scale production while balancing throughput, quality, and cost; deploy production infrastructure; work with vendors; mentor personnel; and standardize manufacturing performance.

Requirements

  • Hold a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field, or have relevant experience
  • Have 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in rapid-growth environments
  • Demonstrate experience scaling production processes in a startup or rapid-growth environment
  • Understand machining, composites, avionics, and/or assembly manufacturing processes
  • Demonstrate experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
  • Work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and adapt to changing priorities

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and optimization of high-impact manufacturing processes
  • Scale production while balancing throughput, quality, and cost
  • Lead manufacturing engineering for a new production line
  • Scope and deploy manufacturing equipment, tooling, and hardware and software systems
  • Engage vendors to source and integrate capital equipment, production tools, and automation systems
  • Mentor engineers and production personnel
  • Champion cross-functional initiatives to standardize and improve manufacturing performance

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Benefits
  • Equity