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Staff Electrical Engineer

DallasOn-siteFull-time

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Electrical Engineer focused on design, integration, and troubleshooting of avionics electronics for V-BAT aircraft, including power and embedded systems, with leadership in hardware development and cross-functional collaboration.

About this role

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job Description:
Shield AI is pioneering AI pilots for aircraft that protect service members and civilians—pushing the boundaries of autonomous flight. V-BAT is designed for deployment in the most demanding, high-stakes environments.
We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our team, focused on the design, integration and troubleshooting of electronics systems critical to our aircraft. This role is perfect for an engineer with a solid foundation in power systems, embedded systems who is eager to grow, own challenging projects, and see their work move rapidly from concept to flight. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to help build the future of autonomous aviation, we want to hear from you.

What you'll do:

  • Circuit and sub-system design for V-BAT and its support equipment. This includes complex system architectures utilizing custom circuitry (power management, analog, digital, servos, microcontrollers, sensors, radios, etc.)
  • Lead avionic systems troubleshooting and root cause analysis
  • Support the design and integration of complex power systems, embedded systems and sensors which enable aircraft autonomy and AI
  • Lead and mentor teammates working on the same project
  • Own circuit part selection, schematic capture, simulation, analysis, verification, debugging, and release to production
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams (mechanical, embedded, software, manufacturing, supply chain, etc.)
  • Work closely with Firmware to integrate applicable logic designs into the build/release cycle
  • Provide feedback to other teams where applicable
  • Help develop PCBA and avionics system qualification test and automated test solutions
  • Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within hardware development projects, demonstrating initiative to propose and implement innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and overall project success and aircraft reliability

    • Required qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering; or equivalent work experience
  • You have a minimum of 5+ years of industry experience as an Electrical Engineer
  • Strong technical fundamentals
  • Contributed to and led multiple product design cycles involving EE, ME, and SW engineering
  • Demonstrated track record of extreme ownership, working hard, and delivering outstanding outcomes
  • A track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed expectations in a fast-paced environment
  • Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within hardware development projects, demonstrating initiative to propose and implement innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and overall project success and aircraft reliability

    • Skills

    Analog DesignAutomotive-like Reliability TestingAvionics IntegrationCircuit DesignCross-Functional CollaborationDigital DesignElectronics Testing AutomationEmbedded SystemsFirmware Integration CoordinationLab TestingMicrocontrollersPCB/PCBA DesignPower ElectronicsProject LeadershipQA/qualification TestingRadio CommsRoot-cause AnalysisSchematic CaptureSensorsSimulationSystem Debugging

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