Staff Ground Vehicle Manufacturing Engineer - Prototyping

Shield AI; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Ground Vehicle Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to support the development and production of advanced ground mobility and vehicle systems. This role focuses on mechanical and integrated systems including chassis, suspension, braking, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mobility platforms.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in manufacturing engineering within automotive, mobility, heavy equipment, or defense vehicle systems, with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in automotive, mobility, heavy equipment, or defense vehicle systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience in prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment.
• Experience with vehicle integration and assembly; hydraulics and pneumatics; chassis and braking systems.
• Strong ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Knowledge of manufacturing process development and production scaling.
• 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, suspension, wheels, hydraulics, 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.
• Define manufacturing standards, process controls, and acceptance criteria.
• Support supplier qualification, process validation, and production readiness reviews.
• Lead DFM/DFA reviews and transition new products into manufacturing.
• Collaborate with production, quality, supply chain, and test engineering teams.
• Mentor junior manufacturing engineers.

Skills

MES & QMS systems

3DEXPERIENCE / Teamcenter

Supplier manufacturing processes

5S/visual management

SOPs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Ground Vehicle Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to support the development and production of advanced ground mobility and vehicle systems. This role focuses on mechanical and integrated systems including chassis, suspension, braking, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mobility platforms.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in manufacturing engineering within automotive, mobility, heavy equipment, or defense vehicle systems, with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.