Responsibilities

• Establish demonstrated build times for 100% of produced assemblies at the Frisco manufacturing facility.
• Observe and time the builds of every unique assembly produced in Frisco.
• Record times part number by part number and load them into manufacturing systems.
• Move between work centers, track one of each individual assembly, and time hands-on technician labor.
• Maintain a spreadsheet to record all times.
• Observe the “cradle to grave” process of a manufacturing order and offer suggestions for improvements in material flow and order tracking.

Project Goals & Deliverables

• Measure hands-on labor time of every unique build assembly at the Frisco facility.
• Record these times into systems for Production Planning capacity decisions.

Project Impact on the Business

• Provide a baseline by recording demonstrated build times manually for capacity decision-making tools and MES development.
• Allow Production Planning to make accurate decisions regarding capacity, labor scheduling, and loading new demand.

Career Support

• Gain context on manufacturing complex airborne vehicles from sub-assemblies to final assembly.
• Experience contributing to the development of advanced manufacturing systems by recording, maintaining, and loading build times.

Project Deliverables

• Spreadsheet with at least one recorded build time for every assembly produced at Shield AI.
• Times must be loaded into Shield AI’s ERP system.

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate, graduate, or PhD student expected to graduate in December 2026 or Spring 2027.
• General or rough understanding of manufacturing basics.
• Average or above skill level with Microsoft Excel.
• Good communication skills to interface with supervisors and technicians.
• Attention to detail is required.

KPIs & Milestones

• Weekly measurement of completion percentage of assemblies listed and times loaded into ERP.
• Both percentages must reach 100% completion by the end of the project.