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Staff Engineer, Mechanical (R4887)

Shield AI· V-BAT Division – V-BAT Engineering - Mechanical
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Dallas, TX$130k - $200kFull Time EmployeePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Staff Mechanical Engineer responsible for leading complex hardware efforts from concept through deployment, owning mechanical design and system integration, and guiding production-ready engineering definitions for airborne/ruggedized platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Lead mechanical design and integration for airborne or ruggedized systems from concept through production and field deployment.
  • Develop and review complex 3D CAD models, assemblies, interfaces, 2D production drawings, BOMs, and release packages.
  • Establish functional datum structures, apply advanced GD&T, and perform tolerance analyses to ensure fit, function, interchangeability, and inspectability.
  • Own system-level packaging of electronics, including radios, antennas, PCBAs, and harnessing.
  • Design components and assemblies using metallics, plastics, composites, elastomers, adhesives, and other engineering materials.
  • Select appropriate materials and manufacturing processes based on structural, thermal, environmental, producibility, cost, and schedule requirements.
  • Design for manufacturing processes including CNC machining, additive manufacturing, injection molding, composite fabrication, sheet metal, and bonded assembly.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration across electrical, RF, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and test teams.
  • Serve as technical or project lead on select efforts, managing scope, schedule, risk, and technical execution.
  • Lead design reviews and guide structural, thermal, tolerance, environmental, and manufacturability analyses.
  • Support prototype builds, qualification, production integration, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigations.
  • Ensure designs meet reliability, manufacturability, inspectability, maintainability, and performance requirements.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.
  • 8+ years of mechanical design and product-development experience, including ownership of complex products or subsystems from concept through production.
  • Advanced proficiency in GD&T and ASME Y14.5, including functional datum selection, position, profile, form and orientation controls, composite feature control frames, tolerance-zone modifiers, and design for inspection.
  • Deep experience creating and releasing detailed 2D production drawings for complex parts and assemblies.
  • Strong proficiency with a production CAD platform such as NX, Creo, CATIA, SolidWorks, or Inventor, including complex part modeling, large assemblies, drawing creation, and revision-controlled release.
  • Experience developing hardware using metals, engineering plastics, composites, elastomers, and structural adhesives.
  • Design-for-manufacturing experience across CNC machining, additive manufacturing, injection molding, composite fabrication, sheet metal, and bonded or mechanically fastened assembly.
  • Strong understanding of material selection, tolerance analysis, manufacturing variation, assembly processes, and inspection methods.
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, electrical engineering, supply chain, technicians, suppliers, and machine shops.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently lead technical decisions and resolve complex design, manufacturing, and integration problems.

Skills

Required:GD&T and ASME Y14.52D Production Drawings3D CAD ModelingMaterials & Manufacturing ProcessesCross-functional CollaborationLeadership / Technical Decision Making

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Salary compensation influenced by skill set, experience, licenses and certifications, and location
  • Background check required; some eligibility criteria for benefits noted
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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