Senior Electrical Engineer - Test Systems & Automation

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for the Hardware Test team to push the V-BAT hardware to its limits. You will design and deploy advanced test systems, PCBs, and interfaces for power electronics, RF, and communications, while developing automated test sequences in Python.

You’ll work hands-on with rugged aerospace hardware, validate performance in harsh environments, and mentor junior engineers, contributing to Shield AI’s growth in defense technology.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
• 3+ years of hardware design and test engineering experience.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and validate multidisciplinary hardware systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, validation, and deployment of advanced test systems for V-BAT’s critical components and subsystems.
• Architect PCBs and test interfaces for power electronics, RF, and communication systems.
• Develop automated test sequences in Python, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and repeatability.
• Design and integrate custom test fixtures, including relays, PLCs, PCBAs, and harnessing.
• Own and drive cross-functional design reviews, advocating for design-for-testability (DFT) improvements.
• Work hands-on with HASS, ESS, and HALT testing, validating performance in simulated harsh environments.
• Be a technical mentor, guiding junior engineers and contributing to Shield AI’s growing expertise in hardware test engineering.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Python

PCB design

Test automation

RF design

Power electronics

DFT

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCAD

Eagle

SolidWorks

NX

CATIA

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for the Hardware Test team to push the V-BAT hardware to its limits. You will design and deploy advanced test systems, PCBs, and interfaces for power electronics, RF, and communications, while developing automated test sequences in Python.

You’ll work hands-on with rugged aerospace hardware, validate performance in harsh environments, and mentor junior engineers, contributing to Shield AI’s growth in defense technology.