Staff Engineer, Power Electronics (R5906)

The role

This role leads the design of power electronics for V-BAT, including flight-critical power systems, inverters, DC-DC converters and battery management. The engineer owns hardware work from concept to production and mentors other engineers.

What you will do

• Own flight-critical power system design for V-BAT
• Design high voltage and low voltage power electronics, including inverters, DC-DC converters and battery management
• Lead design, verification and manufacturing deployment
• Own full-cycle hardware development, from concept through testing and validation
• Drive PCB layout with ECAD engineers for power density, EMI, thermal and manufacturability
• Design for safety, manufacturability and reliability
• Work with mechanical, CAD, embedded, software, supply chain, test, production and aircraft teams
• Lead cross-functional design reviews
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical feedback
• Manage project timelines, deliverables and technical milestones

Required qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 6+ years of experience as a power electronics engineer
• Experience with circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, circuit testing and debugging
• Contributed to and led multiple product design cycles involving EE, ME and SW engineering
• Track record of shipping products through development cycles
• Extreme ownership and a record of delivering outstanding outcomes
• Proactively identifies and implements improvements in hardware development

Benefits

• Full-time employees: pay within the listed range, bonus, benefits and equity
• Temporary employees: pay within the listed range and a temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment

Before you apply

• Offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits
• Pay depends on skill set, experience, licences and certifications, and work location

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.