Technician 4, Quality Engineering (R4959)

The role

You will support quality engineering for autonomous systems. The work covers inspection, testing, troubleshooting and data collection, and you will work with engineering, manufacturing and test teams.

What you will do

• Perform inspections, testing and quality verification on mechanical and electrical systems
• Support failure investigations, troubleshooting and root cause analysis for hardware and integrated systems
• Collect, document and analyze quality and test data for engineering and manufacturing teams
• Assist with nonconformance tracking, corrective actions and quality documentation
• Support validation and environmental testing, including setup, instrumentation and data capture
• Work with engineering and production teams to improve quality processes, inspection methods and product reliability

Required qualifications

• 3+ years in quality inspection, test technician, manufacturing or engineering support roles
• Experience with measurement and diagnostic tools such as calipers, multimeters, torque tools and other inspection equipment
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, work instructions and technical documentation
• Strong troubleshooting and organizational skills in fast-paced hardware development or production
• Experience documenting quality issues, test results and inspection data with high attention to detail
• Cleared background check

Nice to have

• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, robotics or autonomous systems programs
• Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001 or regulated manufacturing environments
• Experience with environmental or system-level testing
• Basic experience with data analysis or scripting tools such as Excel, Python, Jira or SQL

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits
• Speak to a talent acquisition representative for more information on offer packages

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.