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Shield AI

Staff Engineer, Tool Design (R4967)

Dallas, TX · On-site · Senior

Discipline
Manufacturing
Industry
Defense
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Aircraft Operations Division

Senior Tool Design Engineer with 7+ years crafting production tooling for complex aerospace systems. Own tooling lifecycle from concept through prove-out, collaborating with Manufacturing, Quality, and Safety to enable pilot builds through rate production with first-time-right assembly.

7+ years

Required

  • tooling design
  • production tooling
  • aerospace systems
  • concept to prove-out tooling
  • cross-functional with Manufacturing, Quality, Safety
  • pilot builds through rate production
  • first-time-right assembly

Preferred

  • experience with aerospace tooling
  • prototyping
  • DFMEA/DFSS
  • CNC tooling
  • metrology
  • design for manufacturability

Employer description

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:
The Senior Tool Design Engineer brings 7+ years of experience developing production tooling for complex aerospace systems. This role owns tooling throughout its lifecycle (concept, design, analysis, release, fabrication, and prove-out) ensuring safe, repeatable, first-time-right assembly. You will work cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, and Safety to deliver robust tooling that supports pilot builds through rate production. 

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