Staff Supplier Development Engineer - Propulsion & Landing Gear (R5859)
- Location
- Seattle, WA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Lead / Staff
- Listed
- 31 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- U.S. government security clearance
- aerospace manufacturing
- supplier qualification
- new product introduction
- precision machining
- quality systems
Also useful
- production ramp-up
- root cause analysis
About the role
The Staff Supplier Development Engineer - Propulsion & Landing Gear will lead the technical development, industrialization, and performance improvement of suppliers supporting airframe structures, precision-machined components, landing gear, and propulsion and engine-related hardware.
This role will assess supplier capabilities, manufacturing readiness, capacity, quality systems, and production processes while resolving complex technical, quality, and delivery issues. The engineer will work closely with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program teams to support supplier selection, new product introduction, qualification, and production ramp-up.
The ideal candidate has strong aerospace manufacturing experience, can lead onsite supplier development and recovery efforts, and is able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
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.
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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