Shield AI
Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R6093)
Seattle, Washington · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of relevant experience; 2+ years of direct people-management experience.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a related STEM discipline.
About the job
Leads the mechanical engineering team responsible for designing, delivering, and sustaining X-BAT aircraft hardware-test equipment across development, qualification, and production.
What you'll do
- Lead, coach, hire, and develop the mechanical engineering team while managing workload and capacity.
- Own the test-equipment roadmap and delivery portfolio, translating program needs into plans and communicating risks and tradeoffs.
- Set engineering standards and oversee test-equipment design, fabrication, commissioning, safety, validation, and sustainment.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a related STEM discipline.
- 8+ years of relevant experience developing complex mechanical hardware, test equipment, tooling, fixtures, or ground-support equipment in a high-consequence environment.
- 2+ years of direct people-management experience.
- Demonstrated success leading multiple complex hardware systems through design, release, fabrication, assembly, checkout, deployment, and sustainment.
Nice to have
- Experience developing and sustaining aerospace ground-test or production-test equipment.
- Active secret clearance or eligibility to obtain one, as well as SCI eligibility.
Tools
NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, Teamcenter, ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran
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