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: **
We are growing the Avionics Engineering team to support development of the X-BAT aircraft and the Launch and Recovery Vehicle. Our team is designing a flight critical, custom avionics system to support communications, compute, AI, power, telemetry, and all other needed aircraft systems.
This role is an exciting opportunity to be responsible for integrating avionics systems, sensors, actuators, and payloads onto the XBAT and Launch and Recovery vehicle ensuring from concept through production.
What you'll do:
- Lead end-to-end integration of avionics systems across aircraft and launch/recovery platforms
- Define avionics architecture, harnessing, and system integration documentation for avionics systems
- Own integration of COTS and custom hardware onto the platform - including compute, radios, sensors, actuators, and power systems
- Drive system-level debugging and root cause analysis across electrical, mechanical, and software domains
- Develop integration plans, verification strategies, and qualification test approaches to relevant standards and requirements
- Oversee harness architecture and electrical interface control documentation (ICDs)
- Lead hardware bring-up, HIL and flight test integration, and production transition
- Mentor junior engineers and raise overall technical standards within the team
- Proactively identify design risks and drive mitigation early in development
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems Engineering or equivalent technical degree
- 6+ years of industry experience in avionics or complex embedded system integration
- Proven experience integrating flight-critical or mission-critical hardware systems
- Deep understanding of power distribution, signal integrity, grounding, EMI/EMC considerations
- Experience with hardware/software integration and cross-functional technical leadership
- Demonstrated ownership of systems from concept through production
- Strong troubleshooting skills across electrical and embedded domains
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced development environments with flight schedules
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.