# Senior Principal Engineer

**Company**: Shield AI
**Location**: Dallas
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $242,000 - $320,000 per year
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer looking to develop state-of-the-art AI hardware products? Shield AI is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership for the V-BAT aircraft's RF systems.

As a Senior Principal Engineer, you will collaborate closely with various engineering disciplines, including mechanical, systems, manufacturing, and software engineering. Your responsibilities will include:

* Providing technical leadership to the RF team focusing on the V-BAT product line
* Quantifying and optimizing RF link performance, resolving defense/interference problems
* Defining system level and unit level design requirements and features for all RF systems
* Improving design, test, and compliance processes for the engineering org. as it related to RF
* Defining test procedures, requirements, and training operators/technicians to execute accordingly
* Helping grow the team, providing hiring input, and mentoring teammates

The ideal candidate will have:

* An active U.S. Secret security clearance; Top Secret clearance strongly preferred
* A B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience with RF systems
* Experience working on cross-functional teams involving EE, ME, SW, manufacturing, production, etc.
* Experience with technical mentorship/guidance of other engineers
* Experience leading design work on the unit level and system level
* Experience with quantifying and improving RF sensitivity performance

Preferred qualifications include knowledge of antenna design and aircraft level radiation performance analysis and simulation, utilizing tools such as CST & ANSYS.

The salary for this position is $242,000 - $320,000 per year, plus bonus, benefits, and equity.

## Skills

### Required
- RF systems
- Electrical Engineering
- Antenna design
- Aircraft level radiation performance analysis and simulation
- CST & ANSYS

### Nice to have
- Knowledge of antenna design and aircraft level radiation performance analysis and simulation, utilizing tools such as CST & ANSYS

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