Avionics Electrical Technician — Flight-Critical Systems

Shield; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking an Avionics Technician to support the development and verification of V-BAT electrical systems and wiring harnesses. You will collaborate with the Electrical Engineering team to design, test, and troubleshoot circuit boards and harnesses, contributing to flight-critical hardware.

Ideal candidates have significant lab experience, strong schematic interpretation, and a track record of owning project outcomes. This role offers full-time employment with pay range and benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in an electrical engineering lab or equivalent.
• Experience performing benchtop testing with basic EE equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope, electronic load, thermal chamber).
• Ability to design basic test fixtures.
• Ability to fabricate wire harnesses from engineering drawings.
• May be able to design basic wire harnesses or simple circuit boards.
• Able to rework circuit boards down to at least 0402 parts.
• Proficiency reading and interpreting schematics.
• Experience working on multidisciplinary hardware development projects, which can be from an internship, job, club, team, personal project, etc…
• Demonstrated history of showing ownership of project outcomes and delivering exceptional results
• Record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others

Responsibilities

• Support design and verification of V-BAT electrical systems.
• Collaborate with Electrical Engineering on circuit boards and tests.
• Assist procurement, manufacturing, and test activities.
• Fabricate and test wiring harnesses as needed.
• Ensure quality and reliability across hardware development projects.
• Maintain high standards and team collaboration.

Skills

Benchtop testing

Test fixture design

Wire harness fabrication

Circuit board design

Schematic interpretation

Cross-functional teamwork

Ownership of outcomes

High standards

Tools

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Electronic load

Thermal chamber

Job description

Shield AI is seeking an Avionics Technician to support the development and verification of V-BAT electrical systems and wiring harnesses. You will collaborate with the Electrical Engineering team to design, test, and troubleshoot circuit boards and harnesses, contributing to flight-critical hardware.

Ideal candidates have significant lab experience, strong schematic interpretation, and a track record of owning project outcomes. This role offers full-time employment with pay range and benefits.