Senior Engineer, Electrical Test (R3475)

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent, autonomous systems. Its products include Hivemind Enterprise—EdgeOS, Pilot, Commander, and Forge—as well as V-BAT and Sentient Vision Systems (wide-area motion imaging software). With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kyiv (Ukraine), and Melbourne (Australia), Shield AI’s technology actively supports U.S. and allied operations worldwide.  For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X and Instagram.    

At Shield AI, our mission is clear: to protect the lives of service members and civilians through the power of intelligent systems. The Hardware Test Engineering team plays a critical role in fulfilling this mission by developing innovative test solutions that ensure exceptional reliability across our V-BAT platform and next-generation aircraft.

We design and build custom electrical and mechanical test equipment in-house, enabling rigorous component- and system-level evaluations under both ambient and simulated extreme conditions. In this role, you'll contribute by designing test PCBs, automating test sequences using Python, and creating test fixtures with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electrical equipment. You'll also gain hands-on experience with advanced testing methodologies including HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening), ESS (Environmental Stress Screening), and HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing).

Join us in building the most reliable aerospace hardware in the industry—and help us save lives through engineering excellence.

• Own requirements gathering, design, and validation of multiple test stands used to test components and subsystems on V-BAT and our next generation aircraft.  
• Gain expertise in multiple disciplines within EE as you design test systems for power electronics, communications, RF, and more. 
• Design simple to moderately complex PCBs that interface between the test stand and the device-under-test (DUT).  
• Design test stands and test fixtures, which may include relays, PLCs, PCBAs, harnessing, and various other pieces of electrical and mechanical equipment. 
• Use Python to create fully automated test sequences.  
• Contribute to and attend cross-functional design reviews. Advocate for design changes that result in simpler testing processes. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.  
• Mastery of fundamental engineering concepts, including EE, Mech E, Programming, Physics, and Mathematics.  
• 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. 

• Experience with Python or any scripting language. 
• Experience with PCB schematic and layout tools, including Altium, KiCAD, Eagle, etc… 
• Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, etc… 
• Demonstrated adaptability, agility, and the ability to innovate under pressure to meet dynamic project demands and drive successful outcomes.  

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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. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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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.