RF Engineer I
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 execute RF test plans, document configurations, and produce traceable results for RF modules and assemblies. You will operate laboratory instruments, calibrate setups, develop fixtures, automate data collection and analysis, troubleshoot anomalies, and support qualification, integration, and ground or flight testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related technical field
- Coursework, research, project, or internship experience in RF or microwave engineering, communications, electromagnetics, analog circuits, or electronic hardware testing
- Understanding of S-parameters, impedance, transmission lines, gain and loss, noise, power, spectral content, and frequency response
- Hands-on laboratory experience
- Programming and data-analysis skills in Python, MATLAB, or a similar environment
- Ability to follow test procedures and document setups and results accurately
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work on-site in a laboratory and hardware-development environment
Responsibilities
- Execute documented RF test plans and procedures
- Characterize RF modules and assemblies
- Set up and operate RF laboratory instruments
- Calibrate measurement setups and characterize measurement error sources
- Develop test fixtures, harnesses, interface adapters, and monitoring circuits
- Automate instrument control, data collection, analysis, and plotting
- Compare measured performance with requirements and summarize conclusions
- Troubleshoot test anomalies with senior engineers
- Support EMI/EMC, qualification, environmental, integration, and ground or flight testing
- Maintain laboratory safety, calibration, configuration-control, and data-management practices
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity
- Benefits
- Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment