Staff Electromechanical Manufacturing Engineer (Aerospace/Defense)

Shieldai; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI in Seattle seeks a Staff Electromechanical Systems Advance Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering for complex electromechanical subsystems and assemblies in aerospace/defense platforms. You will partner with design to improve manufacturability, reliability, and producibility while driving root-cause investigations and process validation.

The role requires 7+ years in electromechanical manufacturing, a relevant technical degree, and experience with actuators,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in electromechanical systems.
• Experience developing robust manufacturing processes for highly integrated systems.
• Experience with actuators, hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, pumps and powertrain components.
• Experience with DFM/DFA principles and production ramp.
• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering efforts for electromechanical subsystems and assemblies.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, work instructions, and production flows.
• Partner with design engineering to improve manufacturability, reliability, testability, and producibility.
• Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions for electromechanical manufacturing issues.
• Develop work instructions, quality standards, and inspection methods.
• Support supplier qualification, process validation, and production readiness reviews.
• Lead DFM/DFA reviews and transition new products into manufacturing.
• Support system integration, validation, and troubleshooting activities.
• Define manufacturing standards, process controls, and acceptance criteria.
• Support failure analysis and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with production, quality, supply chain, and test engineering teams.
• Mentor junior manufacturing engineers.

Skills

Electromechanical systems

Manufacturing engineering

Prototype manufacturing

DFM/DFA

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field

Tools

3DEXPERIENCE

Teamcenter

ERP/MES systems

CAD software

MES

QMS

Job description

Shield AI in Seattle seeks a Staff Electromechanical Systems Advance Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering for complex electromechanical subsystems and assemblies in aerospace/defense platforms. You will partner with design to improve manufacturability, reliability, and producibility while driving root-cause investigations and process validation.

The role requires 7+ years in electromechanical manufacturing, a relevant technical degree, and experience with actuators,