Entry-Level Electrical Engineer – Avionics for X-BAT Flight

Shieldai; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking 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.

Responsibilities include lifecycle ownership from concept to manufacturing, circuit design for embedded systems, system integration and verification, environmental testing, and automation. Strong fundamentals and teamwork are valued; willingness to pursue security clearance is noted.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent required.
• Willingness to obtain S//SAR security clearance desired.
• Strong electrical design fundamentals and hands-on experience with PCB tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own a design impacting the X-BAT avionics system lifecycle from concept through manufacturing.
• Perform full lifecycle ownership: concept, design, verification, integration, flight test, and manufacturing.
• Design efforts include circuit design for embedded systems (analog/digital/power/EMI/EMC).
• Handle system integration and verification, environmental testing, qualification, and automation.
• Debug and drive root-cause analysis and resolve issues; design for high reliability under radiation, temperature, and vibration.

Skills

Circuit design

System integration

Verification

EMI/EMC

Debugging

Team experience

First principles engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCAD

Job description

Shield AI is seeking 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.

Responsibilities include lifecycle ownership from concept to manufacturing, circuit design for embedded systems, system integration and verification, environmental testing, and automation. Strong fundamentals and teamwork are valued; willingness to pursue security clearance is noted.