Staff Integration Engineer, Aerospace Defense Manufacturing

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Integration Advance Manufacturing Engineer to lead final system integration and production readiness for complex aerospace and defense platforms. You will coordinate electrical, mechanical, propulsion, and mission systems to assemble operable vehicles and assemblies, driving manufacturability improvements and production readiness.

You will work cross-functionally with design, test, quality, and supply chain teams to define standards, processes, and acceptance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering or systems integration experience.
• Experience with electrical and mechanical integration, production operations, and process development.
• Experience with DFM/DFA principles and root cause analysis methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing integration across electrical, mechanical, propulsion, and vehicle systems.
• Develop and optimize final assembly and integration processes.
• Coordinate system-level builds, integration sequencing, and production flow planning.
• Partner with design engineering to improve manufacturability, reliability, testability, and producibility.
• Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions for integration and assembly issues.
• Develop work instructions, quality standards, and inspection methods.
• 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

Cross-functional leadership

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing process development

DFM/DFA principles

Production operations

Project management

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

MES & QMS systems

3DEXPERIENCE / Teamcenter (PLM)

ERP/MES systems and manufacturing data analysis

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Integration Advance Manufacturing Engineer to lead final system integration and production readiness for complex aerospace and defense platforms. You will coordinate electrical, mechanical, propulsion, and mission systems to assemble operable vehicles and assemblies, driving manufacturability improvements and production readiness.

You will work cross-functionally with design, test, quality, and supply chain teams to define standards, processes, and acceptance