Shield AI
Aerospace & DefenseDirect Lever career site

Senior Engineer, Manufacturing

Location
Dallas, TX · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Senior
Listed
30 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • manufacturing process development
  • production readiness
  • new product introduction
  • aerospace assembly

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead the development, implementation, and optimization of manufacturing processes for advanced aerospace systems. In this role, you will own one or more aircraft systems throughout the product lifecycle, partnering with Design Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management to transition products from development into production.

You will play a key role in prototype builds, new product introduction (NPI), production readiness, and production ramp-up while driving improvements in manufacturability, quality, throughput, and cost. This position may support aircraft structures, electrical systems, propulsion, mechanical systems, avionics, final integration, ground support equipment, or other complex aerospace assemblies.

About Shield AI

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.

Read the original posting

From Shield AI's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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