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Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company designing a flight-critical avionics system for the X-BAT aircraft and its launch/recovery vehicle. The Senior Electrical Engineer will own part of the system design and collaborate with mechanical, embedded, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver a robust avionics solution.
Responsibilities include design, analysis, verification, integration, and manufacturing support, plus leading and mentoring teammates.
Job DescriptionJob 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-BATaircraft, 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 onLinkedIn,X,Instagram, andYouTube.
Job Description: 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. A Senior Electrical Engineer will be given ownership over part of the flight critical system design and work with all cross-functional teams to execute. What you'll do:
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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. ### Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed toequal employment opportunity regardless of , color, ancestry, , , , , , marital status, , or Veteran status. If you have a or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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