High-Voltage Test Engineer II – Electric Powertrain & Battery Systems

About the role

Shield AI is growing its Avionics Engineering team to support the development of the X-BAT aircraft, which uses a custom avionics system covering communications, compute, AI, power, telemetry and other essential aircraft functions. It is looking for an early-career Test Engineer to support testing and verification of battery energy storage, electric motors and high-voltage motor-drive systems. The role focuses on setting up, operating and refining battery storage and dynamometer-based test systems, and sits at the intersection of electrical, mechanical and test engineering.

Key responsibilities

• Set up and operate dynamometer systems for electric motor and motor-drive testing
• Set up and operate battery energy storage systems for testing
• Configure instrumentation, sensors, fixtures, harnesses and data-acquisition equipment
• Run test campaigns for electromechanical or electrochemical subsystems, checking voltage rails, logic levels, performance, thermal behavior and overall functionality
• Perform testing, debugging and system-level troubleshooting
• Collect and evaluate test data, identify abnormal behavior and report findings
• Support environmental qualification testing (temperature, vibration, altitude, humidity)
• Install, verify and deploy DC sources, power converters, test fixtures and harnesses
• Help design and build out the battery and/or motor-test labs

Required profile

• Associate degree or higher in electrical technology, mechanical technology, mechatronics, electrical or mechanical engineering or a related field
• Hands-on experience with batteries, dynamometers, electric motors, motor drives, powertrain systems or comparable electromechanical equipment
• Experience setting up and running hardware tests with instrumentation, sensors and data-acquisition equipment
• Experience troubleshooting systems with electrical and mechanical components
• Familiarity with benchtop electrical equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies and electronic loads
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings and test procedures
• Knowledge of laboratory safety, including safe use of high-voltage or high-power equipment
• Ownership, reliable execution, clear documentation and good collaboration with engineers and technicians