Senior Electrical Engineer Hardware Test
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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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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About the Role
You will design, validate, and deploy advanced test systems for critical X-BAT components and subsystems. You will create PCB and test-interface designs, automate testing in Python, integrate fixtures, validate hardware in harsh environments, and mentor junior engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field
- 3 or more years of hardware design and test engineering experience or equivalent advanced-degree experience
- Electrical, mechanical, and software engineering expertise for hardware test systems
- Experience designing, implementing, and validating multidisciplinary hardware systems
- Python or another scripting language for test automation
- Experience with Altium, KiCAD, or Eagle
- Experience with SolidWorks, NX, or CATIA
- Experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, or another high-reliability industry
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, validation, and deployment of advanced test systems for X-BAT components and subsystems
- Architect PCBs and test interfaces for power electronics, RF, and communication systems
- Develop automated test sequences in Python
- Design and integrate test fixtures, relays, PLCs, PCBAs, and harnessing
- Lead cross-functional design reviews and advocate for design for testability improvements
- Perform HASS, ESS, and HALT testing in simulated harsh environments
- Mentor junior engineers
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity