# Battery Owner

**Company**: Shield AI
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Defense-Tech

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## Description

As the Battery Owner, you will be responsible for all aspects of battery systems for X-BAT, the Launch and Recovery Vehicle, and ground equipment. This includes the architecture, design, qualification, integration, and deployment to production.

You will help build a team of world-class engineers to support all design needs. A vertically integrated battery pack design will enable top performance, ease of integration, reliability, and rapid supply chain procurement.

## Responsibilities:

- Define and execute the vision of the battery system for X-BAT, the Launch and Recovery Vehicle, and all ground equipment

- Deploy high-voltage batteries (270V and higher) to support a power system on the order of 100kW

- Design, develop, and integrate state-of-the-art high-power systems tailored for optimal performance and reliability in harsh environments (high altitude, radiation, etc.)

- Execute make/buy trades that align with a long-term development roadmap

- Help hire and build the Power System team

- Build a world-class power electronics lab that serves all battery needs

- Ensure system performance and reliability is met through rigorous verification

- Debug complex problems related to the electrical design, environmental, manufacturing, etc.

- Provide mentorship, design review, and program execution leadership

- Work in a fast-paced environment

## Required Qualifications:

- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

- Battery design experience on large aircraft, or an equivalent power system (rocket, satellite, submarine, etc.)

- 5+ years of relevant experience

- Delivered battery power systems to market

- Proficient with electrical engineering development tools, simulation, and test equipment

- Strong technical fundamentals and analysis

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- Battery Design
- Power Systems
- High-Voltage Batteries
- System Integration

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