Sr. 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

Senior Staff Engineer role leading technical development and supplier capability for mechanical commodities (precision machining, airframe structures, landing gear, composites, and propulsion hardware) at Shield AI, a defense-tech company. Responsibilities include assessing and qualifying suppliers (including growing the European supply base), running capability and manufacturing readiness reviews, and leading industrialization and production ramp-up for new products.

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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