Staff Engineer, Electrical (R4199)
Company: Shield AI
Location: Dallas
Posted on: February 12, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a
venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting
service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its
products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise,
and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities
across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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: Shield AI is
seeking an exceptional Electrical Engineer to join the team in
building our next-generation autonomous aircraft. Joining now
places you at the earliest stages of development, tackling
open-ended design challenges that will shape the future of
autonomous flight. You will collaborate closely with other
Electrical Engineers, Mechanical, Thermal, CAD, Hardware Test,
Reliability, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and other
cross-functional teams. This is an opportunity to shape our team
processes and own critical aspects of our hardware development.
What you'll do: Own full product and circuit design for flight
critical subsystems. This includes analog, digital, high-speed,
power, compute, sensors, FPGA, and other functional blocks as
needed Design for high reliability in challenging environments.
Including temperature, altitude, radiation, and vibration
Full-cycle hardware development: Own the entire flow — concept,
modeling, worst case analysis, schematic capture, simulation,
prototyping, design reiteration for improving design maturity,
testing and validation PCB ownership: Drive PCB layout and design
with ECAD engineers, optimizing for power density, EMI, thermal,
and manufacturability Design for Safety, Manufacturability and
Reliability: Design robust systems keeping in mind best practices
for safety, manufacturing and reliability Board Bring Up and
Testing: Execute board bring up, verification, validation and HALT
testing to meet rigorous aerospace reliability standards
Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with Mechanical, CAD,
Embedded, Software, Production and various aircraft teams
throughout the product lifecycle Design review leadership: Lead and
contribute to cross-functional reviews ensuring robust,
high-integrity engineering decisions Program execution: Manage
project timelines, deliverables, and technical milestones to drive
on-time, high-quality outcomes Mentor and lead other engineers
supporting your project Required qualifications: You have a B.S. in
Electrical Engineering or equivalent You have 5 years of experience
as an Electrical Engineer You are experienced with: circuit design,
schematic capture, component selection, circuit testing, circuit
debugging, and system integration 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 LI-JM2 LD 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) Salary
compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but
not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and
certifications, and specific work location. All offers are
contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for
benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative
for more information. Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity
workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed
to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color,
ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age,
marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If
you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation,
please let us know. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools
to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing
applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These
tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human
judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If
you would like more information about how your data is processed,
please contact us.
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