Avionics Engineering Specialist for X-BAT Flight Systems

Shield; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI is expanding its Avionics Engineering team to develop a flight-critical, custom avionics system for the X-BAT aircraft. The Avionics Specialist will support design, verification, procurement, and testing across cross-functional groups to ensure robust avionics for communications, compute, AI, power, telemetry, and other systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, harness design, CAD work with Altium, and potential eligibility for a U.S. security clearance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in electrical engineering environment with test equipment.
• Able to read schematics and apply to root-cause analysis.
• Hands-on harness design and build experience.
• Familiar with CAD tools such as Altium or equivalent.
• Familiar with Arena or equivalent PLM system.
• Able to work independently in fast-paced, cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated work ethic, reliability, high standards and kindness.
• Ability to obtain S//SAR level security clearance is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Set up and run tests for custom circuits and subsystems, verify function.
• Support environmental qualification across temperature, vibration, altitude, humidity.
• Debug system and circuit issues and identify root causes.
• Design, verify, and deploy simple PCBAs.
• Architect and build complex wire harnesses and cable assemblies.
• Assist with equipment procurement, lab setup and prototype avionics manufacturing.
• Document results clearly and in detail.

Skills

2+ years experience

Read schematics

Harness design

CAD (Altium)

PLM systems (Arena)

Independent work

Team leadership

S//SAR clearance desirable

Tools

Altium

Arena PLM

Job description

Shield AI is expanding its Avionics Engineering team to develop a flight-critical, custom avionics system for the X-BAT aircraft. The Avionics Specialist will support design, verification, procurement, and testing across cross-functional groups to ensure robust avionics for communications, compute, AI, power, telemetry, and other systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, harness design, CAD work with Altium, and potential eligibility for a U.S. security clearance.