Staff Engineer, Integration Advance Manufacturing (R5187)
Shield AI
Seattle, United States · Full time employee · Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Operations
Job Description: We are seeking a highly cross-functional Staff Integration Advance Manufacturing Engineer to lead final system integration and production readiness activities for complex aerospace and defense platforms.
Apply on Shield AI’s careers page- Company
- Shield AI
- Location
- Seattle, United States
- Workplace
- On-site
- Type
- Full time employee
- Level
- Staff / Principal
- Specialism
- Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Operations
- Team
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Salary
- $150K–$230K
- Posted
- 2 September 2026
About the role
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and 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 highly cross-functional Staff Integration Advance Manufacturing Engineer to lead final system integration and production readiness activities for complex aerospace and defense platforms. This role is responsible for ensuring successful integration of electrical, mechanical, propulsion, and mission systems into complete operational vehicles and assemblies. The ideal candidate has broad multidisciplinary manufacturing experience and thrives in highly integrated production environments.