Engineering Specialist, Hardware (R6658)

The role

This role is an Engineering Specialist in hardware. The work covers building and integrating mechanical fixtures and test equipment, designing fixtures in CAD, and managing drawing releases and build problems with suppliers and technicians.

What you will do

• Plan and execute fabrication coordination, assembly, fit-up, installation and checkout of fixtures and mechanical test equipment.
• Develop CAD models, assemblies and drawings for fixtures, tooling and equipment modifications.
• Prepare and check drawing packages, bills of materials, part records and change documentation.
• Investigate fit, alignment, tolerance and repeatability problems and implement approved changes.
• Work with internal shops and external suppliers on fabrication documentation and hardware readiness.
• Bring buildability and serviceability feedback into design reviews.
• Develop reusable build aids and documentation that reduce rework.
• Guide specialists and technicians and check their work against documented requirements.
• Verify mechanical assembly, support equipment checkout and prepare operating, assembly and maintenance instructions.
• Identify hazards, stop unsafe work and escalate unresolved discrepancies.

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to independently plan, assemble, integrate and troubleshoot complex mechanical fixtures, tooling, test equipment or comparable hardware.
• Proficiency creating and modifying 3D CAD parts, assemblies and manufacturing drawings, with designs that were fabricated and used successfully.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, dimensional tolerances, GD&T and assembly requirements.
• Ability to select appropriate measurement methods for fit and alignment checks.
• Experience preparing and maintaining drawing packages, bills of materials, revisions and engineering-change documentation through controlled workflows.
• Ability to translate approved designs into executable build plans and coordinate with shops and suppliers.
• Ability to recognize changes that require engineering evaluation.
• Evidence of mentoring others and improving build or documentation practices.
• Ability to communicate technical risks clearly within defined authority and review boundaries.

Nice to have

• Experience with aerospace, robotics, automotive or other precision mechanical test fixtures and electromechanical equipment.
• Experience with machining, sheet metal, additive manufacturing, weldments or other prototype and tooling fabrication.
• Experience with product data or lifecycle management systems and structured drawing-release or engineering-change workflows.
• Experience with instrumentation mounting, actuation hardware, cooling interfaces or mechanical packaging for test systems.
• Experience developing standard fixture components, assembly instructions, inspection checklists or reusable tooling across multiple builds.

Benefits

• Bonus (full-time regular employees)
• Benefits (full-time regular employees)
• Equity (full-time regular employees)
• Temporary benefits package (temporary employees, applicable after 60 days of employment)

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check.
• Salary is influenced by factors including skill set, experience level, licenses and certifications, and work location.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.