Staff Integration Manufacturing Engineer - Aerospace Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Integration Advance Manufacturing Engineer to lead final system integration and production readiness for aerospace and defense platforms. You will ensure successful electrical, mechanical, propulsion, and mission system integration into complete vehicles and assemblies, working in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment.

The role requires broad manufacturing experience and the ability to drive manufacturability improvements, establish robust processes, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering or systems integration experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Experience in prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment.
• Experience with electrical and mechanical integration.
• Production operations and manufacturing process development.
• DFM/DFA principles and root cause analysis experience.

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.
• 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

7+ years manufacturing engineering

Prototype manufacturing

Fast-paced environment

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MES & QMS

3DEXPERIENCE / Teamcenter

Supplier processes

5S/visual management

SOPs

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Integration Advance Manufacturing Engineer to lead final system integration and production readiness for aerospace and defense platforms. You will ensure successful electrical, mechanical, propulsion, and mission system integration into complete vehicles and assemblies, working in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment.

The role requires broad manufacturing experience and the ability to drive manufacturability improvements, establish robust processes, and