Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Power Electronics (R6046)

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems.

As a Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Power Electronics, you will design complex electro-mechanical solutions for high voltage power electronics packaging, electrical interconnects, thermal management, and aircraft integration.

Responsibilities

• Design complex electro-mechanical solutions for high voltage power electronics packaging, electrical interconnects, thermal management, and aircraft integration.
• Execute analysis to ensure survivability in harsh environments, such as structural, thermal, vibration, clearances, and PCBA hardening.
• Ensure avionics meet performance, safety, environmental, and EMI/EMC compliance standards, including DO-160, DO-254, DO-178C, MIL-STD-810, and MIL-STD-461.
• Own your design work from concept to implementation, through system verification and validation.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers and PCB designers to ensure full scope board design and packaging meets the product demands.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong use of CAD software (NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar) for 3D modeling, drawing creation, and system layout.
• Familiarity with eCAD software (Altium, Cadence, Allegro), and harness design software (Capital, Zuken).
• Exposure to working with electrical engineers to define PCB constraints, develop circuit cards, and care for all the mechanical interfaces.
• Familiarity with the PCB layout process and manufacturing methods.
• Experience with finite element analysis (FEA), thermal analysis, and fatigue/lifecycle testing.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment with evolving priorities.

Additional Information

• Salary: USD 187,000-281,000 per-year-salary
• 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)