Shield AI
HIL and Infrastructure Lab Technician (R6008)
Washington, D.C. · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 5+ years; relevant demonstrated experience, military service, vocational training, or technical certifications are acceptable pathways to qualification.
- Education
- A four-year engineering degree is not required. Preferred: engineering technology degree, related technical associate degree, equivalent military or vocational training, or relevant demonstrated experience.
About the job
Own day-to-day operations, readiness, maintenance, and technical support for hardware-in-the-loop and engineering laboratories serving software development and integration testing.
What you'll do
- Build, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot lab systems, infrastructure, equipment, and test environments.
- Manage lab assets, schedules, procurement, documentation, safety standards, and cross-program equipment needs.
- Prepare lab environments and support customer integration events, demonstrations, exercises, and evaluations.
What they ask for
- Typically 5+ years of hands-on technical experience supporting engineering labs, integration and test facilities, mission systems, or comparable operations; relevant experience, military service, vocational training, or technical certifications are acceptable pathways.
- Hands-on experience supporting engineering laboratories, integration facilities, test environments, maintenance operations, or mission systems in a relevant industry.
- Experience assembling, maintaining, and troubleshooting electro-mechanical equipment, test infrastructure, computing systems, electronics, or avionics hardware.
- Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting HIL, SIL, VIL, avionics, flight-system, robotics, or systems-integration laboratories.
- Familiarity with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or another scripting language.
Pay
USD 29.8–44.7 per-hour-wage; base salary
Tools
Windows, Linux, Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ethernet, CAN
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