Staff Avionics Engineer, Electrical Systems - Ranger

About the role

Shield AI, a defense-tech company building aircraft such as V-BAT and X-BAT, is looking for a Staff or Senior Staff Avionics Engineer, Electrical Systems to lead the design, development, integration and verification of aircraft electrical systems for a new advanced autonomous aircraft. The engineer owns assigned electrical systems from requirements and architecture through component selection, detailed design, integration, ground and flight test and production support.

Key responsibilities

• Own the requirements, architecture, design and verification of aircraft electrical systems, including power distribution, conversion, protection, switching, grounding, bonding and electrical interfaces.
• Develop and maintain schematics, interface control documents, equipment specifications, wiring requirements and load analyses, evaluating power budgets, voltage drop, transients and fault conditions.
• Lead electrical integration with avionics, sensors, communications, actuation and propulsion interfaces, working with mechanical and harness engineering teams on connectors, pin assignments, routing, shielding and separation.
• Define and run verification from component testing through ground and flight test, develop test procedures, troubleshoot anomalies and implement corrective actions.
• Lead technical reviews, coordinate suppliers, manage interfaces and engineering changes, support manufacturing and production troubleshooting, and mentor engineers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace or a related engineering discipline, with 7+ years of experience developing avionics, aircraft electrical systems or comparable complex electrical hardware.
• Demonstrated ownership of electrical subsystem development, including aircraft power distribution, power conversion, circuit protection and equipment interfaces.
• Ability to work independently, coordinate across engineering disciplines and suppliers, and maintain requirements traceability, configuration control and verification documentation.

Required skills

• Electrical load analysis, wire and connector sizing, grounding and bonding, shielding, EMC and fault isolation.
• Hands-on integration and troubleshooting with oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, programmable power supplies and electronic loads.
• Preferred: master's degree, experience with manned, autonomous or uncrewed aircraft electrical systems, battery systems, power electronics and redundant power architectures, and familiarity with aerospace environmental qualification, EMC and airworthiness practices.
• Preferred: electrical design tools, requirements and configuration management systems, and a U.S. government security clearance.