Staff Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing - Special Projects (R4972)

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.

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Job description

The Staff Advance Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll take ownership of critical manufacturing processes across multiple programs, leading initiatives to increase throughput, reduce costs, and scale our operations. You’ll be instrumental in building out the infrastructure for a new production line supporting a next-generation jet, including selecting and deploying capital equipment, implementing hardware and software tools, and establishing robust production systems.

Working across engineering, supply chain, and production, you’ll ensure smooth integration of new technologies and provide mentorship to other engineers. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on cross-functional impact, technical leadership, and factory-scale execution What you'll do: Define the Bill of Process and manufacturing sequence for assigned subassemblies or cells.

Map MBOM to operations, tooling needs, and process controls. Build ergonomic workstations (height/reach zones, shadow boards, calibrated torque tools, ESD controls, POU materials). Create visual, operator-ready Work Instructions with torque specs, PPE, inspection points, and MES revision control.