Power System Lead Launch Recovery Vehicle
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
Investors
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will define and execute the power-system vision from concept through production. You will design and integrate high-power systems, guide power-electronics work, evaluate make-versus-buy decisions, verify reliability, solve complex issues, lead engineers, and drive cross-functional architecture execution.
Requirements
- Power-system design experience for a large vehicle, aircraft, or equivalent power system
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Experience delivering power-system and power-electronic products to market
- Proficiency with electrical engineering development tools, simulation, and test equipment
- Strong technical fundamentals and analysis
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the Launch and Recovery Vehicle power-system vision from concept to production
- Design, develop, and integrate high-power systems for harsh environments
- Guide teammates on custom power-electronic designs
- Enable an uninterruptible power system
- Conduct make-versus-buy trade studies
- Select, test, and integrate aircraft modules
- Verify system performance and reliability
- Debug electrical, environmental, and manufacturing problems
- Lead engineers dedicated to power-system design
- Drive cross-functional execution of the top-level architecture
- Provide mentorship, design review, and program-execution leadership
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity