Principal Electrical Engineer
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 own flight-critical avionics, circuits, and subsystems for V-BAT and its support equipment. You will lead hardware development from concept through validation and manufacturing deployment, drive PCB design, improve reliability in harsh environments, lead technical reviews, manage delivery milestones, and mentor engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience
- 10+ years of industry experience as an Electrical Engineer
- Circuit design
- Schematic capture
- Component selection
- Circuit testing and debugging
Responsibilities
- Own flight-critical avionics designs for V-BAT
- Own circuit and subsystem design for V-BAT and support equipment
- Lead design, verification, and manufacturing deployment
- Mentor engineers and provide technical feedback
- Harden designs for shock, vibration, radiation, high altitude, and high-reliability environments
- Own hardware development from concept through testing and validation
- Drive PCB layout and design for power density, EMI, thermal performance, and manufacturability
- Design for safety, manufacturability, and reliability
- Collaborate with mechanical, embedded, software, supply chain, test automation, production, and aircraft functions
- Lead cross-functional design reviews
- Manage project timelines, deliverables, and technical milestones
- Define technical product requirements and features
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity