Staff Manufacturing Equipment Engineer
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 own the lifecycle of production equipment, test racks, and test cells from readiness through continuous improvement. You will troubleshoot failures, improve reliability and throughput, maintain technical documentation, validate equipment, support upgrades, work with vendors, and mentor engineers and technicians.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
- 8+ years of experience supporting production equipment, test racks, or test cells
- Experience with electromechanical systems, controls, instrumentation, and data acquisition
- Ability to troubleshoot hardware, software, and controls issues
- Experience maintaining technical documentation for production equipment
- Ability to work on the factory floor and in cross-functional engineering teams
Responsibilities
- Own the lifecycle of production equipment, test racks, and test cells
- Troubleshoot equipment failures, downtime events, and test anomalies
- Implement corrective and preventive actions
- Improve equipment reliability, availability, and maintainability
- Maintain schematics, BOMs, calibration plans, maintenance procedures, and operating instructions
- Ensure equipment meets production, safety, and compliance requirements
- Support equipment upgrades, obsolescence management, and capacity expansion
- Execute equipment acceptance testing, validation, and handoff to production
- Mentor junior engineers and technicians
- Manage equipment vendors and integrators
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity