Electrical Engineer I (SEA) (R6107)

Shield; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in the United States is seeking an entry-level Electrical Engineer to help bring X-BAT to first flight. You will own a project tied to avionics development and receive mentorship from senior electrical engineers and cross-functional leads.

You will work across concept, design, verification, integration, flight test, and manufacturing, tackling circuit design for embedded systems including analog, digital, power, FPGA, and EMI/EMC considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Demonstrated involvement in an engineering team or club.
• Experience with electrical design software (Altium, KiCAD).
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own a design that directly impacts the X-BAT system and major flight test milestones.
• Full lifecycle ownership: concept, design, verification, integration, flight test, and manufacturing.
• Circuit design for embedded systems including analog, digital, power, FPGA, MCU, EMI/EMC.
• System integration and verification.
• Environmental test, qualification, and automation.
• Debug, root cause analysis, and resolution.
• Designs must handle high reliability, radiation, temperature changes and vibration.

Skills

Strong technical fundamentals

Team involvement / clubs

Education

Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Altium

KiCAD

Job description

Shield 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. 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.
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.

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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 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.

97728 - 146592 USD a year