Supply chain professionals with manufacturing engineering experience and technical proficiency will find this technical support and process improvement role
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Original posting from Shield AI via Lever
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. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
What you'll do::
- Process Improvement: Audit and embed into core supplier processes to understand improvement opportunities to cost, lead-times, and quality
- Quality Assurance: Conduct on-site audits to root cause supplier quality issues or performance challenges
- Supplier Development: Assess and improve supplier capabilities, ensuring alignment with engineering and operational priorities.
- Engineering Technical Support: Provide technical guidance to suppliers on part specifications, manufacturing processes and standards, and quality measures
- Supplier Performance Monitoring: Track and analyze supplier performance metrics, including delivery, quality, and cost. Implement corrective actions and continuous improvement plans as necessary.
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks within the supply chain to ensure uninterrupted production and delivery of components
- New Product Introduction (NPI): Support the introduction of new products by ensuring suppliers meet all quality and delivery requirements during the development phase
Required qualifications::
- 7 plus years of supply chain, manufacturing engineering, process engineering,
- CAD (SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, etc.)
- Excel / data analysis
- PLM or ERP systems
- Travel up to 50% including international
- Can read drawings + GD&T confidently
- Understand machining/welding/forming processes
- Led root cause investigations (8D, 5 Whys)
- Worked with suppliers or production lines
Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Source: Shield AI careers (Lever)