Senior Electrical, Motor and Motor Drive Engineer (R6021)

Job Description

Job Description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit  Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Contribute to the design of aircraft motor drive, power electronics, and controls
• Design high voltage power electronics circuits, integrate power electronics with motors and controls, execute hands on circuit verification and dyno testing
• Be responsible for schematic capture, modeling, simulation, analysis, and testing
• Engage cross functionally with software, mechanical, embedded, CAD, production, users, and all other relevant teams
• Execute qualification and reliability campaigns. Debug and root cause failures
• Help develop automated production test solutions 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• You have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• You have 2+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer
• You are experienced with: circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, circuit testing, and debugging
• You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
• Familiarity with Altium or equivalent
• Proficient with lab equipment: oscilloscopes, power supplies, E-loads, multimeters, etc..

Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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