Staff Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing - Special Projects (R4972)

Shield AI
Dallas, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to senior manufacturing engineers with experience in production scaling and cross-functional leadership working in aerospace or defense domains.

Best fit for

  • Senior engineers who have scaled production lines for complex hardware systems.
    — “build out the infrastructure for a new production line”
  • Technical leaders comfortable mentoring others while driving factory-scale execution.
    — “provide mentorship to other engineers”
  • Cross-functional collaborators who integrate new technologies across engineering and supply chain teams.
    — “working across engineering, supply chain, and production”

Things to consider

  • Role requires hands-on involvement in capital equipment selection and deployment.
    — “selecting and deploying capital equipment”
  • Expect responsibility for both hardware and software tool implementation.
    — “implementing hardware and software tools”

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate specific examples of throughput increases in past production scaling efforts.
    — “increase throughput, reduce costs, and scale our operations”
  • Highlight experience establishing robust production systems from the ground up.
    — “establishing robust production systems”
  • Showcase leadership in integrating new technologies across multiple functional teams.
    — “ensure smooth integration of new technologies”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • increasing throughput
  • reducing costs
  • scaling operations
  • building robust production systems
Typical background
experience in manufacturing engineeringbackground in production systems

Skills & requirements

Required

Advanced ManufacturingProduction SystemsCapital Equipment SelectionCross-functional CollaborationTechnical Leadership

Preferred

Factory-scale ExecutionProduction Line Optimization

Stack & domain

Manufacturing ProcessesCapital EquipmentHardware And Software ToolsProduction SystemsTechnical LeadershipMentorshipCross-functional ImpactFactory-scale ExecutionAdvanced ManufacturingProduction LineNext-generation Jet

About the role

Original posting from Shield AI via Lever

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. 

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

Source: Shield AI careers (Lever)

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