Director, Engineering Excellence & Design Standards

Shield AI
Seattle
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 209,197 - 313,795 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["English"]

Senior technical leader responsible for defining and operationalizing engineering design standards across the company. Drives engineering excellence by establishing rigorous, scalable CAD standards, documentation practices, release processes, and configuration management across multiple aerospace programs, enabling consistent quality and faster execution.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
4 months ago

Director, Engineering Excellence & Design Standards

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Job Summary

Senior technical leader responsible for defining and operationalizing engineering design standards across the company. Drives engineering excellence by establishing rigorous, scalable CAD standards, documentation practices, release processes, and configuration management across multiple aerospace programs, enabling consistent quality and faster execution.
Location: Seattle
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Establish and own engineering design standards across programs, including XBAT and VBAT
  • •Define and standardize best practices for aerospace design, analysis workflows, and system-level engineering rigor
  • •Develop standards for CAD usage, drawing quality, standard notes, release processes, and engineering documentation
  • •Manufacturing & supply chain handoff including EBOM and MBOM creation along with driving part demand
  • •Build and mature an engineering excellence framework that scales with the company

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 209,197 - 313,795 annually

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in aerospace or high-performance hardware design environments
  • •Deep experience with engineering standards and design rigor
  • •Experience defining or applying design standards, documentation practices, and configuration management systems
  • •Broad technical background across multiple engineering disciplines (mechanical, aerospace, systems)
  • •Familiarity with industry standards such as MIL-STD-810, DO-160, and ASME Y14.5 (GD&T)
Experience:10+ yearsAerospaceHigh-performance hardwareEngineering standards
Skills:English
Languages:English
Tech Stack:CADGD&TMIL-STD-810DO-160ASME Y14.5EBOMMBOMDocumentationConfiguration management

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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