Kansas City, Kansas, United States · On-site
Job DetailsJob Location: Shield - KS - Kansas City, KS 66115Position Type: Full TimeBuild What the Best in the World Use At Shield, we don't build off-the-shelf products—we design and manufacture custom environment…
Skills: SolidWorks, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Production Drawings, Bill of Materials (BOM), Mechanical Aptitude
Kansas City, Kansas, United States · On-site
Job DetailsJob Location: Shield - KS - Kansas City, KS 66115Position Type: Full TimeSUMMARY SHIELD is a Kansas City based manufacturer who designs and builds products for the world’s best sports and healthcare bran…
Skills: CNC Router Setup, CNC Router Operation, Blueprint Reading, Quality Assurance, Machining Practices
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Transform concepts into manufacturable custom products by creating detailed production drawings and assemblies using SolidWorks. Collaborate with estimating, operations, and production teams to troubleshoot issues and ensure quality standards are met.
Requires a bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent experience) and proficiency in SolidWorks. Candidates should possess strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to work effectively in a manufacturing environment.
Job DetailsJob Location: Shield - KS - Kansas City, KS 66115Position Type: Full TimeBuild What the Best in the World Use
At Shield, we don't build off-the-shelf products—we design and manufacture custom environments for championship athletic programs and leading healthcare facilities across the country.
From iconic locker rooms seen on ESPN to healthcare spaces trusted by some of the nation's top hospitals, every project is unique. If you enjoy solving design challenges, collaborating with manufacturing, and seeing your ideas become real products, you'll fit right in.
As a Design Engineer, you'll transform concepts into manufacturable products using SolidWorks. Working alongside Design, Estimating, Operations, and Production, you'll create detailed production drawings, solve engineering challenges, and help bring custom projects to life.
This isn't a role where your designs disappear into a large organization—you'll see your work built on the shop floor, delivered to customers, and installed across the country.
Whether you're an early-career engineer looking to build your skills or someone with manufacturing design experience, we're looking for people who enjoy creating practical, high-quality solutions.
Create detailed production drawings and assemblies in SolidWorks
Develop manufacturable designs for custom products
Collaborate with Design, Estimating, Operations, and Production throughout each project
Generate and maintain accurate bills of materials (BOMs)
Apply design-for-manufacturing (DFM) principles to improve quality and efficiency
Troubleshoot design and manufacturing issues with production teams
Ensure projects meet quality standards and production timelines
Continuously look for opportunities to improve products and processes
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Design, Engineering Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
SolidWorks experience through school, internships, or professional work
Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills
Ability to interpret engineering concepts and create accurate production drawings
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Comfortable working in both an office and manufacturing environment
Manufacturing, fabrication, cabinetry, furniture, or casework experience
CNC machining or CAM exposure
Experience with production drawings and BOMs
Adobe Creative Suite experience
Don't check every box? We still encourage you to apply. We're looking for people who are eager to learn, enjoy solving problems, and want to build great products.
Why Shield?
Design products that are manufactured in-house
Work on a wide variety of custom projects—no two are the same
Collaborate directly with manufacturing and see your designs come to life
Develop your engineering and manufacturing skills in a fast-paced environment
Build products used by elite athletic programs and leading healthcare organizations
You'll join a team that values craftsmanship, innovation, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Benefits
This is a full-time, hourly (non-exempt) position with a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Short & Long-Term Disability
401(k) with Company Match
Health Savings Account (HSA) Match
Ready to build something exceptional? We'd love to hear from you.
Qualifications
Beautifully crafted acrylic solid surface casework, headwalls, and furniture for healthcare.
More important than who we are and what we do is why we do it. Our story is one of discovery. Shield is the product of an exploration into healthcare associated infections that resulted in an illuminated solid surface sink that lit up to encourage hand washing. During development, we were lamenting the sawhorses that the sink on for our reviews. We started looking for a base to hold the sink but couldn’t find anything that matched the care and engineering we were putting in. Frustrated by the cheap, non-customizable and slowly-crossing-an-ocean options available, we decided to build our own solid surface base. We set the sink inside our new base and once again invited healthcare experts to take a look. While they continued to like the sink, the group was far more interested in the clean, durable and stunning solid surface cabinet. Enter Shield: we began to build casework. Using focus groups, industry research and good old-fashioned trial and error, we learned how to mold flexible, clean solid surface into a better box. Testing everything, we developed patents around our connections, our construction process and our coved interior corners. That’s not to say it was easy. We failed often. We spent weeks in development and untold hours refining every detail of what we make, from every piece of hardware to the sanding process. We had successes, too – winning awards and meeting up with like-minded clients looking for something different. The road to Shield showed us that failure isn’t the worst outcome, and that experience is often the best teacher. We’re not just building a better box anymore. Our philosophy is simple: to create beautiful products that are meticulously crafted, immaculately clean and unmatched in quality. It’s more than fabrication: it’s care and customization, great design and 100-percent transparency. We are makers who are born to build cool sh**.
Offices: 1120 Ellerbrook Road, North Kansas City, Missouri 64116, US
Beautifully crafted acrylic solid surface casework, headwalls, and furniture for healthcare.
More important than who we are and what we do is why we do it. Our story is one of discovery. Shield is the product of an exploration into healthcare associated infections that resulted in an illuminated solid surface sink that lit up to encourage hand washing. During development, we were lamenting the sawhorses that the sink on for our reviews. We started looking for a base to hold the sink but couldn’t find anything that matched the care and engineering we were putting in. Frustrated by the cheap, non-customizable and slowly-crossing-an-ocean options available, we decided to build our own solid surface base. We set the sink inside our new base and once again invited healthcare experts to take a look. While they continued to like the sink, the group was far more interested in the clean, durable and stunning solid surface cabinet. Enter Shield: we began to build casework. Using focus groups, industry research and good old-fashioned trial and error, we learned how to mold flexible, clean solid surface into a better box. Testing everything, we developed patents around our connections, our construction process and our coved interior corners. That’s not to say it was easy. We failed often. We spent weeks in development and untold hours refining every detail of what we make, from every piece of hardware to the sanding process. We had successes, too – winning awards and meeting up with like-minded clients looking for something different. The road to Shield showed us that failure isn’t the worst outcome, and that experience is often the best teacher. We’re not just building a better box anymore. Our philosophy is simple: to create beautiful products that are meticulously crafted, immaculately clean and unmatched in quality. It’s more than fabrication: it’s care and customization, great design and 100-percent transparency. We are makers who are born to build cool sh**.
Offices: 1120 Ellerbrook Road, North Kansas City, Missouri 64116, US
