Senior Electrical Engineer

Shieldai; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shieldai is expanding its Avionics Engineering team in Dallas, Texas, seeking an Electrical Engineer to design custom avionics systems for the X-BAT aircraft. This role includes responsibilities such as circuit design, integration, and mentoring team members in a cross-functional environment.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with at least 3 years of experience. The position offers competitive pay, benefits, and equity.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer.
• Strong technical fundamentals in electrical engineering.
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead circuit and sub-system design for X-BAT and support equipment.
• Work with mixed signal systems, including high-speed digital and analog.
• Execute environmental test and qualification campaigns.
• Lead system integration and troubleshooting efforts.
• Mentor teammates and work with cross-functional teams.
• Help automate manufacturing test solutions for production.

Skills

Circuit design

Electrical engineering fundamentals

Mixed signal systems

Automation of manufacturing tests

Mentoring and leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD software (Altium or equivalent)

PLM system (Arena or equivalent)

Job description

Job Overview

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

Responsibilities

1. Circuit and sub-system design for X-BAT and its support equipment. This includes cradle to grave ownership of architecture, design, analysis, schematic capture, layout, verification, qualification, integration, and manufacturing.
2. Work with mixed signal systems that include high-speed digital, FPGA, compute, analog, power regulation, EMI/EMC, RF, etc.
3. Execute test and qualification campaigns, including environmental test for vibration, altitude, radiation, thermal, humidity, etc.
4. Lead system integration of your design, including troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
5. Lead and mentor teammates.
6. Work closely with cross-functional teams (mechanical, embedded, software, manufacturing, thermal, supplier development, reliability, supply chain, etc.).
7. Help automate manufacturing test solutions for volume production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering; or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer.
• Strong technical fundamentals.
• Contributed to and led multiple product design cycles involving EE, ME, and SW engineering.
• Familiar with CAD software such as Altium or equivalent.
• Familiar with a PLM system such as Arena or equivalent.
• Demonstrated track record of extreme ownership, working hard, and delivering outstanding outcomes.
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.

Compensation and Benefits

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 Employment

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.