# Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Systems Advance Manufacturing

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** Dallas, TX
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $120k – $190k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Mes, Qms, 3Dexperience, Teamcenter, Plm, 5S, SOPs, GD&T, CAD, As9100, Iso 9001, ERP
**Posted:** 2026-06-12

> Lead manufacturing engineering for electromechanical subsystems including actuators, hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, and motion-control assemblies in aerospace/defense. Requires 7+ years experience and a bachelor's in mechanical/manufacturing engineering.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- 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 systems, 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, and production readiness reviews
- Lead DFM/DFA reviews and transition new products into manufacturing
- Support system integration, validation, and troubleshooting activities
- 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

## Tools & Skills
- MES & QMS systems
- 3DEXPERIENCE / Teamcenter (PLM) systems
- Supplier manufacturing processes
- 5S/visual management
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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

## Preferred Qualifications
- 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
- Strong project management skills, including experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Knowledge of quality standards, such as AS9100 or ISO 9001
- Proficiency in CAD software

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