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Senior Staff Engineer, Supply Chain - Mechanical Commodities (R6524)

Shield AI · Seattle, Washington

$210k - $315k
On-site
Full-time
Senior
Aircraft Operations Division

Posted November 3, 2026

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AI Summary

Shield AI is hiring a Senior Staff Supplier Development Engineer in Seattle to lead technical development, qualification, and production ramp-up for suppliers of mechanical commodities such as precision-machined parts, airframe structures, landing gear, composites, and propulsion hardware. The role serves as the main technical bridge between suppliers and Shield AI's Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Program teams, and includes building out the European supply base. The position requires extensive travel (up to 50%), including international trips.

Job 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. 

About the role

Shield AI is looking for a highly skilled, motivated Supplier Development Engineer to lead the technical development, industrialization, and performance improvement of suppliers for critical mechanical commodities. These include precision-machined components, airframe structures, landing gear, composites and propulsion/engine hardware.
 
You'll be the main technical interface between suppliers and Shield AI's Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program teams. You'll solve supplier problems that affect quality, on-time delivery, and scaling. You'll onboard suppliers to new designs and lead them through qualification and production ramp-up. This work is central to our mission of delivering affordable, autonomous mass at scale.
 
The role involves a lot of travel, up to 50%, including regular trips internationally to develop and build the supply base there.

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