# Staff Electromechanical Systems Advance Manufacturing Engineer

**Company**: Shield AI
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Pay within range listed
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Defense

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## Description

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Electromechanical Systems Advance Manufacturing Engineer to support the manufacturing and integration of complex motion-control and mechanically actuated systems across advanced aerospace and defense platforms.

The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced production environments and has experience developing robust manufacturing processes for highly integrated systems.

## Responsibilities

- Lead manufacturing engineering efforts for electromechanical subsystems and assemblies

- Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, work instructions, and production flows for:

- Actuators

- Motors and drives

- Hydraulic systems

- Pneumatic systems

- Pumps and fluid systems

- Powertrain components

- Motion-control assemblies

- Partner with design engineering to improve manufacturability, reliability, testability, and producibility

- Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions for electromechanical 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

- 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

## Tools & skills

- MES & QMS systems

- 3DEXPERIENCE / Teamcenter (PLM) systems

- Supplier manufacturing processes

- 5S/visual management

- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

## Required qualifications

- 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in electromechanical systems

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

- Experience in prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment

- Experience with:

- Actuators and motion systems

- Hydraulics and pneumatics

- Mechanical/electrical integration

- Precision mechanical assemblies

- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and adapt to changing priorities

- Knowledge of manufacturing process development and production scaling

- Strong understanding of DFM/DFA principles

- Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies

## Preferred qualifications

- Aerospace, defense, robotics, or automotive industry experience

- Experience with servo systems and motor control assemblies

- Knowledge of GD&T and mechanical inspection methods

- Familiarity with lean manufacturing and production optimization

- Experience with ERP/MES systems and manufacturing data analysis

- Strong project management skills, including experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines

- Knowledge of quality standards, such as AS9100 or ISO 9001

- Proficiency in CAD software

## Additional Information

- Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

- Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

- Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

## Skills

### Required
- MES & QMS systems
- 3DEXPERIENCE / Teamcenter (PLM) systems
- supplier manufacturing processes
- 5S/visual management
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- actuators and motion systems
- hydraulics and pneumatics
- mechanical/electrical integration
- precision mechanical assemblies
- root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies
- DFM/DFA principles

### Nice to have
- aerospace industry experience
- defense industry experience
- robotics industry experience
- automotive industry experience
- servo systems and motor control assemblies
- GD&T and mechanical inspection methods
- lean manufacturing and production optimization
- ERP/MES systems and manufacturing data analysis
- project management skills
- quality standards such as AS9100 or ISO 9001
- CAD software proficiency

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