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Shield AI, a venture-backed defense-tech company, is seeking a Staff Electrical Specialist to lead hardware test operations and electrical systems development. You will own the design, build, integration, validation, maintenance, and repair of electrical test systems that combine custom electronics, harnesses, instruments, controls, test computers, and mechanical fixtures. Your work will directly support Shield AI's autonomy software, aircraft platforms (V-BAT, X-BAT), and simulation technologies used in operations worldwide.
Key responsibilities include:
• Build and maintain critical test and production equipment, ensuring it remains safe, available, calibrated, and ready for program needs
• Perform benchtop PCBA testing and advanced troubleshooting using schematics, assembly drawings, test procedures, and laboratory instruments (oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, electronic loads, logic analyzers)
• Execute high-quality PCBA, cable, harness, connector, and electromechanical rework with inspection and verification
• Design and release interface boards, simple-to-moderate PCBs, harnesses, breakout assemblies, adapters, and electrical portions of test fixtures using CAD tools
• Select components, connectors, wire, circuit protection, relays, switches, and instrumentation; document pinouts, bills of material, drawings, and assembly instructions
• Support equipment checkout, calibration, preventive maintenance, configuration control, and lifecycle management (obsolescence, recurring failures)
• Respond to emergent production and test-floor issues, restore safe operation, and convert temporary actions into durable corrective actions
• Partner with electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, quality, and test engineers in design reviews; advocate for testability, serviceability, and simpler rework
• Create and improve work instructions, checkout procedures, troubleshooting guides, inspection criteria, and safe-work practices
• Mentor technicians and engineers, lead difficult builds and repairs, and model strong ownership, workmanship, documentation, and laboratory discipline
This is a full-time regular employee role offering pay within a competitive range, bonus, benefits, and equity.
REQUIREMENTS:
• 6+ years of hands-on electrical experience in aerospace, manufacturing, test, electronics, or similarly rigorous hardware environment (military or trade experience welcome)
• Demonstrated expertise in benchtop electrical testing, PCBA troubleshooting, and root-cause isolation using standard laboratory instruments
• Advanced experience performing PCBA and harness assembly, modification, and rework from controlled drawings and workmanship requirements
• Ability to read, create, and review schematics, wiring diagrams, pinouts, assembly drawings, bills of material, and test procedures
• Experience designing and maintaining electrical test equipment, interface electronics, harnesses, or production fixtures through release and sustained use
• Working knowledge of analog and digital circuits, power distribution and protection, grounding, shielding, connectors, communications interfaces, and electrical safety
• Record of resolving urgent production or laboratory issues while preserving safety, quality, traceability, and configuration control; clear communication and mentoring ability
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Associate degree, technical certificate, military electronics training, or equivalent practical education; IPC workmanship certification valued
• Experience with Altium, KiCad, OrCAD, Eagle, or comparable CAD tools
• Experience with aircraft wiring, avionics interfaces, communications, sensors, power electronics, batteries, motors, or RF systems
• Experience with environmental or qualification-test equipment, data-acquisition systems, programmable instruments, LabVIEW, TestStand, Python, Linux, or test computers
• Experience applying ESD controls, electrical safe-work practices, calibration requirements, nonconformance processes, and formal configuration management
• Eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance if required by the program
