Staff Engineer – Ground Vehicle Advanced Manufacturing

About the role

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering for advanced ground‑vehicle systems. The role focuses on chassis, suspension, braking, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mobility platforms, supporting both prototype and production environments.

Key responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering activities for vehicle and mobility systems.
• Develop and optimize processes, tooling, work instructions, and production flows for chassis, suspension, braking, wheels, axles, driveline, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and trailer platforms.
• Support vehicle integration, testing, and production readiness.
• Partner with design engineering to improve manufacturability, reliability, testability, and producibility.
• Drive root‑cause investigations and corrective actions for 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.

Required profile

• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in automotive, heavy equipment, or defense vehicle systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Automotive Engineering or related field.
• Experience in prototype manufacturing within a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment.
• Proven ability to work on vehicle integration, hydraulics, pneumatics, chassis, and braking systems.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing process development, production scaling, DFM/DFA principles, and root‑cause analysis.

Required skills

• MES and QMS systems.
• 3DEXPERIENCE and Teamcenter (PLM) platforms.
• Supplier manufacturing processes.
• 5S visual management.
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Hydraulics and pneumatics expertise.
• DFM/DFA methodology.
• Root‑cause analysis and corrective‑action techniques.