Electrical Engineer I (R4193) (TX)

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI seeks an entry level Electrical Engineer to help bring X-BAT to first flight. You will own a project tied to avionics development with mentorship from senior engineers and cross-functional leads. Emphasizes first principles engineering and extreme ownership.

You will contribute to circuit design, system integration, verification, and flight-test readiness while supporting high-reliability and rugged-environment requirements across the X-BAT program.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong technical fundamentals.
• Experience as part of an engineering team/club.

Responsibilities

• Own a design impacting the X-BAT system and flight milestones with mentorship.
• Full lifecycle ownership: concept, design, verification, integration, flight test, manufacturing.
• Design circuit for embedded system (analog, digital, power, high-speed, FPGA, MCU, EMI/EMC).
• System integration and verification.
• Environmental test, qualification, and automation.
• Debug, root cause analysis and resolution.
• Designs must withstand high-reliability, radiation, temperature changes, and vibration.

Skills

Strong fundamentals

Team experience

Electrical design intuition

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Altium

KiCAD

Job description

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With nine offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job Description:

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. We are building the best team in aviation to drive rapid development and deployment of X-BAT.

We are looking for an entry level Electrical Engineer that is ready to help us bring X-BAT to first flight. You will own a project that ties directly to our critical path avionics development while receiving directly mentorship from Senior Electrical Engineers and other cross-functional leads. Our team looks for engineers that value first principles engineering and extreme ownership.

What you’ll do:

• Own a design that directly impacts the X-BAT system and major flight test milestones. A senior engineer is assigned as a direct mentor to provide technical review and professional feedback.
• Full lifecycle ownership: concept, design, verification, integration, flight test, and manufacturing
• Design efforts include:
• Circuit design for our embedded system. You will design with analog, digital, power conversion, high-speed, FPGA, MCU, EMI/EMC, etc.
• System integration and verification
• Environmental test, qualification, and automation
• Debug, root cause, and drive resolution
• Systems must be designed for high-reliability, radiation, aggressive temperature changes, and high magnitude vibration

Required qualifications:

• Have a degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Strong technical fundamentals
• Have been part of an engineering team/club
• Experience with electrical design software, Altium, KiCAD, etc.

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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.

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed toequal 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.