Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Equipment (R4592)
Shield AI · Dallas, TX · Aircraft Operations Division
staff
operations
Manufacturing Engineer
tech_leadership
8+ yrs Bachelor's
· Posted Mar 18, 2026
$120,000 – $190,000
USD per-year-salary
About this role
Shield AI is hiring a staff-level Manufacturing Engineer in the operations function based in Dallas, TX. The posting calls out experience with Python, Performance Optimization, Compliance and roughly 8+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $120,000–$190,000 per-year-salary.
- Role
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- staff
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Department
- Aircraft Operations Division
- Posted
- Mar 18, 2026
AI Summary
Staff-level engineer leading production equipment, test racks, and test cells from development through sustainment. Troubleshoots complex electromechanical systems, drives reliability improvements, and collaborates with manufacturing and quality teams. Requires 8+ years supporting production equipment and strong hands-on experience with controls and instrumentation.
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Job description
from Shield AI careersFounded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description:
We are seeking a Staff Equipment Engineer to lead the development, sustainment, and improvement of production equipment, test racks, and test cells supporting manufacturing and system-level testing. This role is highly hands-on and works closely with Manufacturing, Test, Quality, and Design Engineering teams to ensure equipment reliability, scalability, and readiness for production. The ideal candidate has deep experience supporting complex electromechanical equipment in a production environment and driving improvements across safety, uptime, and throughput.
What you'll do:
- Own the technical lifecycle of production equipment, test racks, and test cells, from production readiness through sustainment and continuous improvement
- Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of equipment failures, downtime events, and test anomalies; implement corrective and preventive actions
- Drive equipment reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) improvements to support production goals
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