Senior NPI Manufacturing Engineer - Aerospace & Lean

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI is hiring a Senior NPI Manufacturing Engineer in Dallas to establish manufacturing sequences, standard work, and MES instructions for aerospace assemblies. You will drive early builds, improve rate and quality, and partner with Quality to ensure FAI readiness.

Lead ergonomic workstation design, create visual work instructions, and perform time studies to identify bottlenecks. Bring 7+ years of engineering experience and a strong production background.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, production systems, process development, or assembly engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Mechatronics, or related STEM field.
• Experience in prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid‑growth environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, including machining, composites, avionics and/or assembly.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• 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 with controlled torque tools and MES readiness.
• Create operator‑ready Work Instructions with torque specs, PPE, inspection points, and MES revision control.
• Conduct time studies, takt/CT calculations, identify bottlenecks, and drive kaizen improvements.
• Establish standardized work, visual controls, and layered audit systems; iterate with operators.
• Capture shop‑floor lessons learned and drive root cause and corrective actions.
• Partner with Quality on in‑process checks, error‑proofing, and FAI readiness.
• Implement ECOs, validate process updates, and maintain work instructions.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process development

Lean/5S

DOE

Minitab/Excel

Quality systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Mechatronics

Tools

MES/QMS systems

Torque analyzers

Minitab

Excel

CAD

Job description

Shield AI is hiring a Senior NPI Manufacturing Engineer in Dallas to establish manufacturing sequences, standard work, and MES instructions for aerospace assemblies. You will drive early builds, improve rate and quality, and partner with Quality to ensure FAI readiness.

Lead ergonomic workstation design, create visual work instructions, and perform time studies to identify bottlenecks. Bring 7+ years of engineering experience and a strong production background.