Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Supply Chain (R6215)
Seattle, Washington. Posted a month ago
The role
This role supports supplier quality, cost, and delivery for Shield AI's products. The work includes on-site supplier audits, root cause analysis, and supplier development.
What you will do
- Audit and embed into core supplier processes to find improvements to cost, lead-times, and quality
- Conduct on-site audits to root cause supplier quality issues or performance challenges
- Assess and improve supplier capabilities, aligned with engineering and operational priorities
- Provide technical guidance to suppliers on part specifications, manufacturing processes, standards, and quality measures
- Track and analyze supplier performance on delivery, quality, and cost; implement corrective actions and continuous improvement plans
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks to keep production and component delivery uninterrupted
- Support new product introduction by ensuring suppliers meet quality and delivery requirements during development
Required qualifications
- 7 plus years of supply chain, manufacturing engineering, or process engineering experience
- CAD experience (SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, etc.)
- Excel and data analysis
- PLM or ERP systems
- Travel up to 50% including international
- Can read drawings and GD&T confidently
- Understand machining, welding, and forming processes
- Led root cause investigations (8D, 5 Whys)
- Worked with suppliers or production lines
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity (full-time regular employees)
- Temporary benefits package, applicable after 60 days of employment (temporary employees)
Before you apply
- All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check
- Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits
- Salary depends on skill set, experience, licenses and certifications, and work location
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.