# Sr. Staff Engineer, Supply Chain - Mechanical Commodities (R6524) at Shield AI

- Company: Shield AI
- What the company does: Autonomy for the world. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://shield.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $210K to $315K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Apply by: 2026-12-18
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/ba153661-f92e-4a2b-a96e-d029c1f823ac?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-sr-staff-engineer-supply-chain-mechanical-commodities-r6524/

## About the role

You'll be the main technical interface between suppliers and Shield AI's Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program teams. You'll solve supplier problems that affect quality, on-time delivery, and scaling. You'll onboard suppliers to new designs and lead them through qualification and production ramp-up. This work is central to our mission of delivering affordable, autonomous mass at scale. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Chemical, Materials, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field
- 10+ years in supplier development, manufacturing/process/mechanical engineering, supplier quality, quality engineering, or supply chain in aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment
- A track record of developing suppliers or production lines and resolving complex manufacturing, quality, capacity, or delivery problems
- Strong knowledge of CNC machining, structural fabrication, forming, welding, composites, casting, forging, heat treatment, plating, coating, finishing, and mechanical assembly
- Confident reading and interpreting complex drawings, GD&T, bills of material, material specifications, and manufacturing requirements
- Hands-on experience leading structured root-cause and corrective-action investigations (8D, 5-Why, fishbone)

Tags: Supply Chain

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-sr-staff-engineer-supply-chain-mechanical-commodities-r6524/