# Staff Engineer, Ground Vehicle 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:** Manufacturing Engineering, Vehicle Integration, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Chassis Systems, Braking Systems, Dfm/Dfa, Root Cause Analysis, Mes, Qms, 3Dexperience, Teamcenter, Lean Manufacturing, CAD
**Posted:** 2026-09-02

> Leads manufacturing engineering for advanced ground vehicle systems, spanning prototype development, process optimization, vehicle integration, and production readiness. Requires 7+ years of relevant experience, a bachelor’s degree, and expertise in mechanical vehicle systems and DFM/DFA.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing engineering activities for advanced ground vehicle and mobility systems.
- Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, work instructions, and production flows for chassis and structural assemblies; suspension and braking systems; wheels, axles, and driveline components; hydraulic and pneumatic systems; and trailer and mobility platforms.
- Support vehicle integration, testing, production readiness, supplier qualification, process validation, and production readiness reviews.
- Partner with design engineering to improve manufacturability, reliability, testability, and producibility.
- Lead DFM/DFA reviews and transition new products from prototype into manufacturing.
- Drive root-cause investigations, corrective actions, failure analysis, and reliability improvements.
- Develop work instructions, quality standards, inspection methods, manufacturing standards, process controls, and acceptance criteria.
- Collaborate with production, quality, supply chain, and test engineering teams.
- Mentor junior manufacturing engineers.

## Requirements
- 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in automotive, mobility, heavy equipment, or defense vehicle systems.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment.
- Experience with vehicle integration and assembly, hydraulics and pneumatics, chassis and braking systems, and mechanical production systems.
- 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.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Automotive OEM, defense vehicle, or off-road vehicle experience.
- Experience supporting prototype-to-production transitions.
- Knowledge of welding, fabrication, and structural assembly processes.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing and production optimization.
- Experience with ERP/MES systems and manufacturing data analysis.
- Strong project management skills, including managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Knowledge of quality standards such as AS9100 or ISO 9001.
- Proficiency in CAD software.

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

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