Staff Engineer, Digital Factory Lead (R5265)

AI-Enabled Manufacturing

Develop and execute Shield AI's AI Manufacturing roadmap.

Identify opportunities to leverage AI across production, quality, maintenance, supply chain, training, and operational decision-making.

Deploy AI-powered solutions including intelligent work instructions, manufacturing copilots, predictive maintenance, automated root-cause analysis, and advanced analytics.

Partner with software and data teams to turn operational challenges into scalable technical solutions.

Capture and digitize manufacturing knowledge to improve workforce productivity, training, and consistency.

Digital Factory Systems

Lead the deployment, configuration, and continuous improvement of Shield AI's Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

Establish the digital thread connecting engineering, production, quality, maintenance, and supply chain operations.

Drive integration between MES, ERP, PLM, QMS, factory automation systems, and manufacturing equipment.

Connected Factory Infrastructure

Define and deploy the digital architecture supporting production equipment, tooling, test systems, PLCs, sensors, and industrial controls.

Establish factory-wide connectivity and real-time operational visibility.

Develop the data ecosystem required to support AI, automation, analytics, and future autonomous manufacturing capabilities.

Factory Transformation

Develop and execute Shield AI's Digital Factory roadmap.

Lead automation initiatives across manufacturing, inspection, testing, and material flow.

Evaluate emerging technologies including machine vision, digital twins, autonomous inspection, and next-generation manufacturing systems.

Help define what aircraft manufacturing should look like over the next decade.