Entry-Level Avionics Electrical Engineer for X-BAT Flight

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

Job summary

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

You will own the full lifecycle from concept to flight test and manufacturing, with emphasis on circuit design for embedded systems, analog, digital, power conversion, FPGA/MCU, EMI/EMC, and system integration. Expect high-reliability environments and rigorous qualification.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent required.
• Strong technical fundamentals and team experience expected.
• Experience with electrical design tools such as Altium or KiCAD.

Responsibilities

• Own a design impacting the X-BAT system and flight milestones.
• Full lifecycle: concept to flight test and manufacturing.
• Design analog, digital, power, FPGA/MCU sections and EMI/EMC.
• System integration, environmental testing, and qualification.
• Debug and drive root-cause resolution for high reliability.

Skills

Electrical engineering basics

Team experience

Circuit design

Altium / KiCAD

Security clearance eligible

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Altium

KiCAD

Job description

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

You will own the full lifecycle from concept to flight test and manufacturing, with emphasis on circuit design for embedded systems, analog, digital, power conversion, FPGA/MCU, EMI/EMC, and system integration. Expect high-reliability environments and rigorous qualification.