Staff Ground Vehicle Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Shield; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Ground Vehicle Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering for advanced ground mobility and vehicle systems, including chassis, suspension, hydraulics, and driveline. You will drive manufacturability, test readiness, and production transfers from prototype to production.

You will collaborate with design engineering, supply chain, and quality to develop work instructions, process controls, and DFx.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in automotive, mobility, heavy equipment, or defense vehicle systems.
• Experience in prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment.
• Experience with Vehicle integration and assembly.
• Hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Chassis and braking systems.
• Mechanical production systems.
• Knowledge of DFM/DFA principles.
• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering activities for vehicle and mobility systems.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, work instructions, and production flows for: Chassis and structural assemblies.
• Suspension and braking systems
• Wheels, axles, and driveline components
• Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Trailer and mobility platforms
• Support vehicle integration, testing, and production readiness activities
• Partner with design engineering to improve manufacturability, reliability, testability, and producibility
• Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions for 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
• 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

MES & QMS systems

3DEXPERIENCE / Teamcenter (PLM)

Supplier manufacturing processes

5S/visual management

SOPs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Ground Vehicle Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering for advanced ground mobility and vehicle systems, including chassis, suspension, hydraulics, and driveline. You will drive manufacturability, test readiness, and production transfers from prototype to production.

You will collaborate with design engineering, supply chain, and quality to develop work instructions, process controls, and DFx.