Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Quality (R5512)
Dallas, Texas · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in Quality, Manufacturing, or Process Engineering roles.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
About the job
Leads quality initiatives throughout the product lifecycle for autonomous aircraft, improving product reliability and safety from design and NPI through production.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain quality systems aligned with AS9100; lead root cause investigations and corrective and preventive actions.
- Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to assess risks and improve process capability and product quality.
- Support NPI, establish control plans and inspection strategies, and use data to improve manufacturing performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
- 5+ years of experience in Quality, Manufacturing, or Process Engineering roles.
- Experience leading root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions; knowledge of quality systems and standards such as AS9100 or similar.
- Experience supporting NPI and production scaling; proficiency in statistical analysis and process control methods such as SPC and capability analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability industries; ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Lean Six Sigma certification, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of design for quality principles, quality and manufacturing systems, data analysis tools, or advanced inspection and test methods.
Tools
AS9100, SPC, QMS, MES, PLM, DFMEA, NDT
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