Hardware Design Specialist, High Voltage (R4480)

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

A technology company in Dallas is seeking an Avionics Specialist - High Voltage to support the development of critical avionics systems. This role involves designing, testing, and verifying high voltage power systems for the X-BAT aircraft, working collaboratively with engineers across various teams. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience with high voltage systems and demonstrate proficiency in electronics testing and reading schematics. A supportive and innovative work environment is offered, including competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years working around high voltage, high power systems.
• Experience performing benchtop testing with basic EE equipment.
• Experience performing PCBA and harness rework.

Responsibilities

• Set up and execute test campaigns for custom circuits.
• Perform benchtop PCBA testing and debugging.
• Design, verify, and deploy simple PCBAs.

Skills

High voltage systems

Electronics testing

Reading schematics

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Electronic load

Job description

Overview

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 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

We are growing the Avionics Engineering team to support development of the X-BAT aircraft. Our team is designing a flight critical, custom avionics system to support communications, compute, AI, power, telemetry, and all other needed aircraft systems.

An Avionics Specialist - High Voltage supports the entire Avionics team and other cross-functional teams. It is an essential role spanning design, verification, procurement, manufacturing, and test. You will work specifically with the Power Systems team as they design and verify all X-BAT high voltage power systems. This includes the generator, battery, and all power converters.

What you\'ll do

• Set up and execute test campaigns for custom circuits and sub-systems such as verifying logic levels, voltage rails, and basic circuit functions
• Perform benchtop PCBA testing and debugging
• Support engineers through environmental qualification that includes temperature, vibration, altitude, humidity, etc.
• Design, verify, and deploy simple PCBAs, fixtures, and harnesses
• Assist with the avionics lab design and buildout

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years working around high voltage, high power systems. Such as 270V and higher
• Experience performing benchtop testing with basic EE equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope, electronic load, thermal chamber, etc.)
• Experience performing PCBA and harness rework
• Proficiency reading and interpreting schematics
• Experience working on multidisciplinary hardware development projects, which can be from an internship, job, club, team, personal project, etc.
• Demonstrated history of showing ownership of project outcomes and delivering exceptional results
• Record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others

Salary range: $36 - $54 per year.

LC

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.

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