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Shield AI

Staff Engineer, Tool Design (R4967)

Seattle, Washington · On-site · Senior

Discipline
Manufacturing
Industry
Defense
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Aircraft Operations Division

Senior Tool Design Engineer, 7+ years in production tooling for aerospace; owns tooling lifecycle from concept through prove-out; collaborates with Manufacturing, Quality, and Safety to enable pilot builds and rate production with first-time-right assembly.

Day shift · 7+ years

Required

  • production tooling
  • tooling lifecycle (concept, design, analysis, release, fabrication, prove-out)
  • cross-functional with Manufacturing, Quality, Safety
  • aerospace tooling / aircraft tooling
  • first-time-right assembly
  • rate production
  • pilot builds

Preferred

  • experience with aerospace systems
  • new tooling for complex assemblies
  • verifications/PROVE-OUT
  • manufacturing readiness
  • cross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • medical
  • retirement / 401k
  • PTO

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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