# Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Systems Advance Manufacturing

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** Seattle, WA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $150k – $230k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Electromechanical Systems, Manufacturing Engineering, Actuators, Motion Control, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Mes, Qms, 3Dexperience, Teamcenter, Dfm/Dfa, Root Cause Analysis, GD&T, Cad Software, Lean Manufacturing
**Posted:** 2026-09-02

> Leads manufacturing engineering for complex electromechanical assemblies, developing scalable processes, tooling, quality controls, and production readiness activities. Requires 7+ years of experience, a relevant bachelor's degree, and expertise in actuators, fluid systems, mechanical/electrical integration, and DFM/DFA.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing engineering efforts for electromechanical subsystems and assemblies.
- Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, work instructions, and production flows for actuators, motors and drives, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, pumps and fluid systems, powertrain components, and motion-control assemblies.
- Partner with design engineering to improve manufacturability, reliability, testability, and producibility.
- Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions for electromechanical manufacturing issues.
- Develop work instructions, quality standards, and inspection methods.
- Support supplier qualification, process validation, production readiness reviews, system integration, validation, and troubleshooting.
- Lead DFM/DFA reviews and transition new products into manufacturing.
- Define manufacturing standards, process controls, and acceptance criteria.
- Support failure analysis and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with production, quality, supply chain, and test engineering teams.
- Mentor junior manufacturing engineers.

## Requirements
- 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience with electromechanical systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- Experience with prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment.
- Experience with actuators and motion systems, hydraulics and pneumatics, mechanical/electrical integration, and precision mechanical assemblies.
- Knowledge of manufacturing process development and production scaling.
- Strong understanding of DFM/DFA principles.
- Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and adapt to changing priorities.

## Nice-to-haves
- Aerospace, defense, robotics, or automotive industry experience.
- Experience with servo systems and motor control assemblies.
- Knowledge of GD&T and mechanical inspection methods.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing and production optimization.
- Experience with ERP/MES systems and manufacturing data analysis.
- Project management experience, including managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality standards.
- Proficiency in CAD software.

## Tools and Practices
- MES and QMS systems
- 3DEXPERIENCE and Teamcenter PLM systems
- Supplier manufacturing processes
- 5S and visual management
- Standard operating procedures (SOPs)

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