Electrical Engineer I

Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.

San Diego, United States
About Shield AI

Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.

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Skills

Candidate Availability

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will own an avionics design project that supports X-BAT flight-test milestones. You will take the work from concept through design, verification, integration, flight testing, and manufacturing while designing embedded circuits, conducting environmental qualification, and resolving technical issues.

Requirements

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • Technical fundamentals.
  • Engineering team or club experience.
  • Experience with electrical-design software, including Altium or KiCAD.

Responsibilities

  • Own a design that supports X-BAT flight-test milestones.
  • Take hardware through concept, design, verification, integration, flight test, and manufacturing.
  • Design embedded circuits using analog, digital, power-conversion, high-speed, FPGA, MCU, and EMI/EMC technologies.
  • Perform system integration and verification.
  • Conduct environmental testing, qualification, and automation.
  • Debug systems, identify root causes, and drive resolution.
  • Design systems for high reliability, radiation, temperature changes, and vibration.

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity
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