# Head of Aircraft Production (R6147)

**Company**: Shield AI
**Location**: Seattle, Washington
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full Time Employee
**Salary**: USD 230,000-340,000 per-year-salary
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Aerospace

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## Description

Shield AI is seeking a hands-on manufacturing leader to take X-BAT from early prototype builds through production launch and into rate production.

The successful candidate will lead prototype build execution and the manufacturing setup of the new Seattle-area facility, X-Forge 3. They will build the production team, establish the factory's operating system, and deliver the readiness needed to scale aircraft production safely, reliably, and efficiently.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading prototype builds and new product introduction

- Establishing the Seattle production operation

- Delivering and scaling aircraft production

The ideal candidate will have:

- A bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, or a related technical field

- 10+ years of experience in aerospace or comparable advanced manufacturing

- Demonstrated experience leading production teams and carrying a product into sustained production

- Proven ability to build and scale manufacturing operations

Preferred qualifications include:

- Direct experience taking a new aircraft program from prototype through initial and rate production

- Experience establishing a new manufacturing facility or transferring production between sites

- Familiarity with aerospace quality systems, including AS9100, and digital manufacturing and traceability tools

The salary range for this position is USD 230,000-340,000 per year.

## Skills

### Required
- aerospace manufacturing
- production leadership
- manufacturing operations
- quality systems
- supply chain management

### Nice to have
- aircraft production
- AS9100
- digital manufacturing
- traceability tools
- facility establishment

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