Electrical Integration, Staff Electrical Engineer (R4628)

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