# Staff Supplier Development Engineer - Structures & Welding (R5984) 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: $170K to $260K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/077b413b-c901-4206-9f5a-d962c6f9babf
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-staff-supplier-development-engineer-structures-and-welding-r5984/

## About the role

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai .

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Welding Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field
- Demonstrated experience developing suppliers and resolving complex manufacturing, quality, capacity, or delivery issues
- Technical experience with one or more of the following commodity or process areas:
- Large metallic airframe structures
- Welded structural assemblies
- Sheet metal components and assemblies

Tags: Supply Chain