Senior Staff Advanced Manufacturing Engineer — Jet Line

Shield AI

Seattle, Northern (WA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 188,000 - 282,000

Full time

14 days+

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Shield AI is seeking a Senior Staff Advance Manufacturing Engineer to own critical production processes across programs and drive throughput, cost reductions, and scalable operations for a new production line supporting a next-generation jet. You will select and deploy capital equipment, implement tools, and establish robust production systems while mentoring other engineers.

You will collaborate across engineering, supply chain, and production to integrate new technologies, ensure smooth

Qualifications

10+ 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 (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.
Conduct time studies, compute takt/CT, identify bottlenecks, and lead kaizen improvements.
Establish standardized work, visual controls, job aids, and layered audit systems; iterate with operators.
Capture shop-floor lessons learned defects, build issues, tooling feedback and drive root cause and corrective action.
Partner with Quality on in-process checks, error-proofing, and FAI readiness.Implement ECOs, validate process updates, and maintain work instructions accordingly.
Tools & Skills: MES/QMS systems, torque analyzers, Minitab/Excel (SPC, capability, DOE), lean/5S, PFMEA, ergonomic assessment tools, Control Plans, Standard Operating Procedures.