Staff Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing (R4968)
Seattle, United States · On-site · Full-time
- Posted 4d ago
- From Shield AI’s careers page
- Location
- Seattle, United States
- Work mode
- On-site
- Type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Department
- Engineering
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About the role
What you'll do:
- Define the Bill of Process and manufacturing sequence for assigned subassemblies or cells.
- Map MBOM to operations, tooling needs, and process controls.
- Build ergonomic workstations (height/reach zones, shadow boards, calibrated torque tools, ESD controls, POU materials).
- Create visual, operator-ready Work Instructions with torque specs, PPE, inspection points, and MES revision control.
- Conduct time studies, compute takt/CT, identify bottlenecks, and lead kaizen improvements.
- Establish standardized work, visual controls, job aids, and layered audit systems; iterate with operators.
- Capture shop-floor lessons learned defects, build issues, tooling feedback and drive root cause and corrective action.
- Partner with Quality on in-process checks, error-proofing, and FAI readiness.
- Implement ECOs, validate process updates, and maintain work instructions accordingly.
Tools & Skills:
MES/QMS systems, torque analyzers, Minitab/Excel (SPC, capability, DOE), lean/5S, PFMEA, ergonomic assessment tools, Control Plans, Standard Operating Procedures.
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About Shield AI
AI systems for defense and autonomous aircraftShield AI develops AI-enabled aircraft and autonomous systems, including Hivemind, to support service members and civilians.
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