Electrical Engineering- Senior

Dallas, TexasX-BAT Division - X-BAT Engineering - Avionics /Full Time Employee /On-siteShield 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.Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. 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.Including environmental test for vibration, altitude, radiation, thermal, humidity, etc.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.$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. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. 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. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.