Senior Electrical, Motor and Motor Drive Engineer (R6021)

Seattle, Washington DRONES Full-time $145k to $218k Posted Sep 22, 2026
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About this role

Shield AI is hiring a Senior Electrical, Motor and Motor Drive Engineer (R6021), full-time, on-site in Seattle, Washington, in the DRONES sector.

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai . Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn , X , Instagram , and YouTube .

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

  • Contribute to the design of aircraft motor drive, power electronics, and controls
  • Design high voltage power electronics circuits, integrate power electronics with motors and controls, execute hands on circuit verification and dyno testing
  • Be responsible for schematic capture, modeling, simulation, analysis, and testing
  • Engage cross functionally with software, mechanical, embedded, CAD, production, users, and all other relevant teams
  • Execute qualification and reliability campaigns. Debug and root cause failures
  • Help develop automated production test solutions

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • You have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • You have 2+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer
  • You are experienced with: circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, circuit testing, and debugging
  • You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
  • Familiarity with Altium or equivalent
  • Proficient with lab equipment: oscilloscopes, power supplies, E-loads, multimeters, etc..

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