Staff Engineering Specialist, Avionics (R5109)

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 .
Job 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 Specialist supports the entire Avionics team and other cross-functional teams. It is an essential role spanning design, verification, procurement, manufacturing, and test.

What you'll do:

• Set up and execute test campaigns for custom circuits and sub-systems such as verifying logic levels, voltage rails, and basic circuit functions
• Support engineers through environmental qualification that includes temperature, vibration, altitude, humidity, etc.
• Debug and root cause system and circuit issues
• Design, verify, and deploy simple PCBAs
• Architect, design, and build complex wire harnesses and cable assemblies
• Assist with equipment procurement, set up lab space, and help set up prototype avionics manufacturing
• Capture results detailed and clear documentation

Required qualifications:

• 2+ years' experience working in an electrical engineering environment and using test equipment such as an oscilloscope, multimeter, thermal chamber, etc.
• Proficiency reading electrical circuit schematics and applying them to root cause analysis
• Hands-on experience with harness design and build
• Familiarity with CAD software such as Altium or equivalent
• Familiarity with a PLM system such as Arena or equivalent
• Ability to work independently and lead in fast-paced, cross-functional teams
• A demonstrated record of working hard, being trustworthy, holding yourself to high standards, and being kind to others
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.

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