Senior Electrical, Motor and Motor Drive Engineer (R6021)

Shield; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI in Seattle is seeking an Electrical Engineer with 2+ years to design and validate high‑voltage power electronics for our aerospace systems. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure robust, reliable flight hardware.

You’ll handle circuit design, schematic capture, testing, and debugging, and contribute to mature production test solutions. The role offers a competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits in a fast‑growing defense‑tech company.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer.
• Experience with circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, circuit testing, and debugging.
• Demonstrated teamwork, high standards, and integrity.
• Familiarity with Altium or equivalent.
• Proficient with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and power supplies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design of aircraft motor drive, power electronics, and controls.
• Design high voltage power electronics circuits, integrate with motors and controls, and perform hands-on verification and dyno testing.
• Schematic capture, modeling, simulation, analysis, and testing.
• Engage cross-functionally with software, mechanical, embedded, CAD, production, and users.
• Execute qualification and reliability campaigns; debug and root cause failures.
• Help develop automated production test solutions.

Skills

Circuit design

Schematic capture

Component selection

Testing & debugging

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Job 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-BAT aircraft, 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 on LinkedIn , X , Instagram , and YouTube .

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Contribute to the design of aircraft motor drive, power electronics, and controls
• Design high voltage power electronics circuits, integrate power electronics with motors and controls, execute hands on circuit verification and dyno testing
• Be responsible for schematic capture, modeling, simulation, analysis, and testing
• Engage cross functionally with software, mechanical, embedded, CAD, production, users, and all other relevant teams
• Execute qualification and reliability campaigns. Debug and root cause failures
• Help develop automated production test solutions

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• You have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• You have 2+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer
• You are experienced with: circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, circuit testing, and debugging
• You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
• Familiarity with Altium or equivalent
• Proficient with lab equipment: oscilloscopes, power supplies, E-loads, multimeters, etc.

$145,000 - $218,000 a year

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.

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