Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Tool Design (R4967)
Dallas, Texas · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in tooling design, mechanical design, or manufacturing engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Mechatronics, or related engineering field.
About the job
Owns the lifecycle of production tooling for aerospace systems, from design and analysis through fabrication and shop-floor prove-out, enabling safe and repeatable assembly.
What you'll do
- Translate GD&T and critical product characteristics into tooling requirements; design fixtures, gauges, carts, molds, and protective tooling.
- Create tooling design packages, conduct analyses and design reviews, and manage fabrication and issue resolution.
- Support prove-out and first-article dimensional validation; develop setup, care, maintenance, and inspection instructions.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience in tooling design, mechanical design, or manufacturing engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Mechatronics, or a related engineering field.
- Experience in prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, including machining, composites, avionics and/or assembly.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of quality standards such as AS9100 or ISO 9001.
- Familiarity with additive manufacturing or automation systems.
Tools
CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, 3DEXPERIENCE, Teamcenter, FEA, GD&T, CMM
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