Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Tool Design (R6296)
Seattle, Washington · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 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
Designs and manages production tooling for complex aerospace systems, supporting safe, repeatable assembly from prototype builds through rate production.
What you'll do
- Translate engineering and quality requirements into tooling designs, packages, and safety specifications.
- Lead tooling analysis, design reviews, fabrication, and shop-floor prove-out.
- Create setup and maintenance instructions and support first-article dimensional validation.
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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