Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical EngineerShield 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.We are growing the Avionics Engineering team to support development of the X-BAT aircraft and the launch/recovery vehicle. Our team is designing a flight critical, custom avionics system to support communications, compute, AI, power, telemetry, and all other needed aircraft systems.A Senior Electrical Engineer will be given ownership over part of the flight critical system design and work with all cross-functional teams to execute.What you'll do:Circuit and sub-system design for X-BAT and its support equipment. This includes cradle to grave ownership of architecture, design, analysis, schematic capture, layout, verification, qualification, integration, and manufacturingWork with mixed signal systems that include high-speed digital, FPGA, compute, analog, power regulation, EMI/EMC, RF, etc.Execute test and qualification campaigns. Including environmental test for vibration, altitude, radiation, thermal, humidity, etc.Lead system integration of your design. Including troubleshooting and root cause analysisLead and mentor teammatesWork closely with cross-functional teams (mechanical, embedded, software, manufacturing, thermal, supplier development, reliability, supply chain, etc.)Help automate manufacturing test solutions for volume productionRequired qualifications:Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; or equivalentA minimum of 3+ years of experience as an Electrical EngineerStrong technical fundamentalsContributed to and led multiple product design cycles involving EE, ME, and SW engineeringFamiliar with CAD software such as Altium or equivalentFamiliar with a PLM system such as Arena or equivalentDemonstrated track record of extreme ownership, working hard, and delivering outstanding outcomesAbility to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.$115,527 - $173,291 a yearFull-time regular employee offer package:Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + EquityTemporary 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.Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.