Shield AI

Electrical Engineer I (SD)

Shield AI
onsite entry full-time $81,456 - $122,184 a year San Diego
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First indexed 17 Apr 2026

Description

We are building the best team in aviation to drive rapid development and deployment of X-BAT. We are looking for an entry-level Electrical Engineer that is ready to help us bring X-BAT to first flight. You will own a project that ties directly to our critical path avionics development while receiving direct mentorship from Senior Electrical Engineers and other cross-functional leads.

Our team looks for engineers that value first principles engineering and extreme ownership.

Responsibilities:

  • Own a design that directly impacts the X-BAT system and major flight test milestones. A senior engineer is assigned as a direct mentor to provide technical review and professional feedback.
  • Full lifecycle ownership: concept, design, verification, integration, flight test, and manufacturing
  • Design efforts include:
  • Circuit design for our embedded system. You will design with analog, digital, power conversion, high-speed, FPGA, MCU, EMI/EMC, etc.
  • System integration and verification
  • Environmental test, qualification, and automation
  • Debug, root cause, and drive resolution
  • Systems must be designed for high-reliability, radiation, aggressive temperature changes, and high-magnitude vibration

Qualifications:

  • Have a degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • Strong technical fundamentals
  • Have been part of an engineering team/club
  • Experience with electrical design software, Altium, KiCAD, etc.
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