Shield AI

Engineering Specialist/Sr. Technician, Electrical Engineering

Shield AI
onsite mid full-time $36 - $54 an hour Boston
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First indexed 17 Apr 2026

Description

We are growing the Avionics Engineering team to support development of the X-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/Specialist 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 X-BAT electrical systems and circuit boards.

Responsibilities:

  • Support the Avionics team in the design, verification, procurement, manufacturing, and test of the X-BAT aircraft's avionics system
  • Collaborate with the Electrical Engineering team to design and verify electrical systems and circuit boards
  • Perform benchtop testing with basic EE equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope, electronic load, thermal chamber, etc.)
  • Design basic test fixtures and wire harnesses
  • Rework circuit boards down to at least 0402 parts
  • Interpret and read schematics
  • Participate in multidisciplinary hardware development projects

Qualifications:

  • 3+ years working in an electrical engineering lab or equivalent
  • Experience performing benchtop testing with basic EE equipment
  • Ability to design basic test fixtures and wire harnesses
  • Proficiency reading and interpreting schematics
  • Experience working on multidisciplinary hardware development projects
  • 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

$36 - $54 an hour

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