Shield AI
Electrical Engineer, Test Equipment Design
Dallas, Texas · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Education
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience, or undergraduate, graduate, or PhD student expected to graduate in 2026.
About the job
Designs and automates electrical test systems to validate UAV components and subsystems, supporting hardware reliability and mission readiness.
What you'll do
- Design and own test systems for UAV components, from concept through validation.
- Develop PCBs and custom test fixtures integrating relays, PLCs, PCBAs, and harnessing.
- Automate test sequences with Python and collaborate on hardware testability improvements.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience, or be an undergraduate, graduate, or PhD student expected to graduate in 2026.
- Strong foundation in electrical, mechanical, and software engineering principles.
- Experience in multidisciplinary hardware projects through internships, jobs, clubs, personal projects, or research.
- Track record of ownership, innovation, and delivering results in complex technical environments.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages for automation.
- Experience with PCB design tools; familiarity with CAD tools for mechanical fixture design.
Tools
Python, HASS, ESS, HALT, Altium, KiCAD, Eagle, SolidWorks
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