High Voltage Test Engineer II

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

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About the Role

You will set up, operate, and improve battery-storage and dynamometer test systems. You will configure instrumentation and data acquisition, execute tests, troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems, evaluate results, support environmental qualification, and help build test labs.

Requirements

  • Associate degree or higher in a related technical discipline
  • Hands-on experience with batteries, dynamometers, electric motors, motor drives, powertrain systems, or comparable electromechanical equipment
  • Experience setting up and executing hardware tests using instrumentation, sensors, and data-acquisition equipment
  • Experience troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems
  • Familiarity with multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and electronic loads
  • Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, and test procedures
  • Understanding of laboratory safety practices for high-voltage or high-power equipment
  • Ability to document work and collaborate with cross-functional partners

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate dynamometer systems for electric motor and motor-drive testing
  • Set up and operate battery energy storage systems for testing
  • Configure instrumentation, sensors, fixtures, harnesses, and data-acquisition equipment
  • Execute test campaigns for electromechanical and electrochemical subsystems
  • Perform testing, debugging, and system-level troubleshooting
  • Collect and evaluate test data and communicate findings
  • Support environmental qualification testing
  • Install, verify, and deploy DC sources, power converters, test fixtures, and harnesses
  • Assist with the design and buildout of battery and motor test labs

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity
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