# Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Equipment (R4592)

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** Dallas, Texas
**Work mode:** On-site
**Employment type:** Full Time
**Salary:** USD 120K–190K/yr
**Category:** Manufacturing
**Department:** Operations
**Listed:** 2026-03-18

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## Job description

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit [www.shield.ai](http://www.shield.ai/). Follow Shield AI on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/shield-ai), [X](https://x.com/shieldaitech), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/shield_ai), and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@Shield_AI). 

  

### **Job Description:**

We are seeking a Staff Equipment Engineer to lead the development, sustainment, and improvement of production equipment, test racks, and test cells supporting manufacturing and system-level testing. This role is highly hands-on and works closely with Manufacturing, Test, Quality, and Design Engineering teams to ensure equipment reliability, scalability, and readiness for production. The ideal candidate has deep experience supporting complex electromechanical equipment in a production environment and driving improvements across safety, uptime, and throughput.

## Other open roles at Shield AI

- [Senior Manager, Autonomy (R5683)](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-jobs/shield-ai/senior-manager-autonomy-r5683-7a8cac10-c350-4aa0-9982-4638568590ca) — Melbourne
- [Staff Field Solutions Engineer (R6297)](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-jobs/shield-ai/staff-field-solutions-engineer-r6297-ac234764-8e81-4ffb-b822-8ff8338b2fda) — San Diego, California
- [Staff Field Solution Engineer - XBAT - AMER (R6265)](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-jobs/shield-ai/staff-field-solution-engineer-xbat-amer-r6265-90a28307-769a-49f8-bd19-a0d8b4385e11) — Washington, D.C.
- [Staff Engineer, Test Automation - San Mateo (R5792)](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-jobs/shield-ai/staff-engineer-test-automation-san-mateo-r5792-427ac807-bc6a-4e8c-8f15-8322880ffcaf) — San Mateo, California
- [Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration - San Mateo (R4483)](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-jobs/shield-ai/staff-engineer-autonomy-software-integration-san-mateo-r4483-c572c4ac-5a16-40a7-ad56-aee3ebead2ef) — San Mateo, California

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