Staff Technician, Electrical Engineering (R6076)

Shield; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking an Avionics Technician to support the development and verification of V-BAT electrical systems and wiring harnesses. You will collaborate with the Electrical Engineering team to design, test, and troubleshoot circuit boards and harnesses, contributing to flight-critical hardware.

Ideal candidates have significant lab experience, strong schematic interpretation, and a track record of owning project outcomes. This role offers full-time employment with pay range and benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in an electrical engineering lab or equivalent.
• Experience performing benchtop testing with basic EE equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope, electronic load, thermal chamber).
• Ability to design basic test fixtures.
• Ability to fabricate wire harnesses from engineering drawings.
• May be able to design basic wire harnesses or simple circuit boards.
• Able to rework circuit boards down to at least 0402 parts.
• 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

Responsibilities

• Support design and verification of V-BAT electrical systems.
• Collaborate with Electrical Engineering on circuit boards and tests.
• Assist procurement, manufacturing, and test activities.
• Fabricate and test wiring harnesses as needed.
• Ensure quality and reliability across hardware development projects.
• Maintain high standards and team collaboration.

Skills

Benchtop testing

Test fixture design

Wire harness fabrication

Circuit board design

Schematic interpretation

Cross-functional teamwork

Ownership of outcomes

High standards

Tools

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Electronic load

Thermal chamber

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 .

We are growing the Avionics Engineering team to support development of the V-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 Technician 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 Electrical Engineering team as they design and verify all V-BAT electrical systems and circuit boards.

• 6+ years working in an electrical engineering lab or equivalent
• Experience performing benchtop testing with basic EE equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope, electronic load, thermal chamber, etc.)
• Can design basic test fixtures
• Can fabricate wire harnesses based on engineering drawings
• May be able to design basic wire harnesses or simple circuit boards
• Able to rework circuit boards down to at least 0402 parts
• 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

$35 - $53 an hour

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.

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.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.