Staff Electrical Specialist - Hardware Test (R6122)

The role

You will build, repair, and maintain the electrical test systems used to prove X-BAT hardware is reliable. The role is senior and hands-on, covering PCBA troubleshooting, harness rework, and test fixture design. You will also mentor technicians and engineers.

What you will do

• Build, integrate, validate, maintain and repair electrical test systems
• Perform benchtop PCBA testing and advanced troubleshooting
• Perform high-quality PCBA, cable, harness and connector rework
• Design and release interface boards, PCBs, harnesses and test fixture electronics
• Select components and document pinouts, BOMs, drawings and assembly instructions
• Support equipment checkout, calibration, preventive maintenance and configuration control
• Respond to urgent production and test-floor issues and restore safe operation
• Partner with other engineering teams in design reviews
• Create and improve work instructions, checkout procedures and safety practices
• Mentor technicians and engineers

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on electrical experience in aerospace, manufacturing, test, electronics or a similarly rigorous hardware environment; equivalent military or trade experience is welcome
• Demonstrated expertise in benchtop electrical testing and PCBA troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, electronic loads and logic analyzers
• Advanced experience with PCBA and harness assembly, modification and rework from controlled drawings
• Ability to read, create and review schematics, wiring diagrams, pinouts, assembly drawings, BOMs and test procedures
• Experience designing and maintaining electrical test equipment, interface electronics, harnesses or production fixtures
• Working knowledge of analog and digital circuits, power distribution, grounding, shielding, connectors, communications interfaces and electrical safety
• A record of resolving urgent production or lab issues while preserving safety, quality and traceability, and mentoring others

Nice to have

• Associate degree, technical certificate, military electronics training or equivalent practical education
• IPC workmanship certification or equivalent experience
• Experience with Altium, KiCad, OrCAD, Eagle or comparable CAD tools
• Experience with aircraft wiring, avionics, communications, sensors, power electronics, batteries, motors or RF systems
• Experience with environmental or qualification-test equipment, data-acquisition systems, LabVIEW, TestStand, Python, Linux or test computers
• Experience with ESD controls, electrical safe-work practices, calibration, nonconformance processes and configuration management
• Eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance if required by the program

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits for full-time regular employees
• Temporary benefits package for temporary employees, applicable 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
• Eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance may be required by the program

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.