Senior Staff Electrical Engineer

  • Shield AI
  • Campbell, California
  • Full Time
Senior Staff Electrical Engineer

Dallas Metro AreaAircraft Division - Electrical /Full Time Employee /On-Site

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent, autonomous systems. Its products include Hivemind EnterpriseEdgeOS, Pilot, Commander, and Forgeas well as V-BAT and Sentient Vision Systems (wide-area motion imaging software). With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kyiv (Ukraine), and Melbourne (Australia), Shield AI's technology actively supports U.S. and allied operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X and Instagram.

Job Description:

Are you a passionate and innovative Electrical Engineer looking to help develop state-of-the-art AI products? Are you eager to make a positive difference in the world? Do you want to work alongside mission-driven and values-focused teammates? Shield AI is just the place for you! Join us and help define elegant, high-performance computing, sensing, communication, and power systems to support our fixed wing aircraft products.

What you'll do:

Lead circuit design and sub-system design for our next generation aircraft its support equipment. This includes complex system architectures utilizing custom circuitry (FPGAs, power management, analog, digital, servos, microcontrollers, sensors, radios, etc.)

Support the design and integration of complex embedded systems and sensors which enable aircraft autonomy and AI

Help define technical product requirements and features

Lead and mentor teammates working on the same project

Own circuit part selection, schematic capture, simulation, analysis, verification, debugging, and release to production

Coordinate with cross-functional teams (mechanical, embedded, software, manufacturing, supply chain, etc.)

Manage your project timelines and deliverables

Conduct and attend cross-functional design reviews

Work closely with Firmware to integrate applicable logic designs into the build/release cycle

Provide feedback to other teams where applicable

Help develop automated test solutions

Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within hardware development projects, demonstrating initiative to propose and implement innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and overall project success and aircraft reliability

Who we're looking for:

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; or equivalent work experience

You have 8+ years of industry experience as an Electrical Engineer

Strong technical fundamentals

Contributed to and led multiple product design cycles involving Logic, EE, ME, and SW engineering

Demonstrated track record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others.

Demonstrated track record of extreme ownership and delivering outstanding outcomes

Proven track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed client expectations in a fast-paced environment

Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within hardware development projects, demonstrating initiative to propose and implement innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and overall project success and aircraft reliability

$166,789 - $250,183 a year

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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.

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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.

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Originally Posted on: 6/8/2025

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