Electrical Engineer New Grad

Shield AI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in the United States is seeking an entry-level Electrical Engineer to drive avionics development for the X-BAT program. You will own a critical design area and work under the guidance of Senior Engineers while contributing to rapid development and first flight milestones.

You will participate in end-to-end lifecycle activities—from concept through flight testing and manufacturing—emphasizing first-principles thinking, reliability, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver robust

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong technical fundamentals with hands-on design exposure.
• Experience in engineering teams or clubs.
• Familiarity with electrical design tools (Altium, KiCAD).
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance optional.

Responsibilities

• Own a design that directly impacts the X-BAT system and flight milestones.
• Full lifecycle ownership from concept to manufacturing.
• Circuit design for embedded systems (analog/digital/power/FPGA).
• System integration, verification, and environmental testing.
• Debug, root cause analysis, and drive resolution; ensure high reliability.

Skills

Strong fundamentals

Team experience

Altium

KiCAD

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

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.

#LI-JM2 #LA

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.