Shield AI
Technology
StaffEngineer,ElectricalIntegration&Test
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“Staff Engineer, Electrical Integration & Test at Shield AI. Skills: Electrical Engineering, Hardware Design, System Integration, Test Engineering. Design electrical systems. Integrate electrical systems”
Industry & Context.
Debugging; Root Cause Analysis; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience in electrical engineering, Experience with hardware design, Experience with system integration, Experience with test engineering, Experience with hardware development lifecycle, Experience with lab equipment, Experience with data acquisition systems, Experience with signal processing, Experience with embedded systems, Experience with Linux, Experience with Python, Experience with C++, Experience with MATLAB, Experience with LabVIEW, Experience with Git, Experience with JIRA
Nice to Have
Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Experience with RF systems, Experience with power electronics, Experience with control systems, Experience with FPGAs, Experience with ASICs, Experience with PCB design, Experience with automated testing, Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Experience with cloud platforms, Experience with machine learning
What You'll Do.
Design electrical systems
Integrate electrical systems
Debug electrical issues
Document test results
Collaborate with cross-functional teams
Improve hardware development processes
Improve test engineering processes
Develop and maintain lab equipment
Develop and maintain data acquisition systems
Develop and maintain signal processing algorithms
Develop and maintain embedded systems
Use MATLAB for analysis
Use LabVIEW for testing
Track issues with JIRA
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Hardware development teams; Software development teams
Process & Methodology
JIRA
Full Job Description
## Description Founded in 2015, 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 and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. 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: At Shield AI, we are revolutionizing defense technology to protect service members and civilians with intelligent, autonomous systems. Our Integration Test Engineering team plays a critical role in ensuring the X-BAT remains the most reliable, mission-ready UAV in the industry. We design cutting-edge test solutions—custom-built electrical and mechanical systems that push our hardware to its limits in real-world and extreme environments. As a Senior Integration Engineer on our Test team, you will own the design and development of test systems that push our hardware to its limits. From specifying software and hardware architecture for test to writing code and designing circuits for custom interfaces, you’ll be at the forefront of ensuring the highest reliability in aerospace hardware. This is a high-impact role where your expertise in System Interconnect, Protocol and Behavioral analysis, and automation will help shape the future of intelligent defense systems. ## What you'll do Lead the design, validation, and deployment of advanced test systems for X-BAT’s critical components and subsystems. Architect Test Framework Software and test interfaces for power electronics, compute complex, and communication systems. Build and maintain scalable test infrastructure and shared libraries, promoting modularity, reusability, and consistency across teams and platforms. Automate system provisioning and configuration management to accelerate deployment and maintenance of ne
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