Shield AI
Lead, Electrical Engineering (R5116)
Seattle, Washington · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of industry experience in electrical engineering, including multiple product development cycles.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Ability to obtain a Secret/SAR-level security clearance is desired.
About the job
Leads a small electrical engineering team while hands-on directing the design, integration, and production release of electrical systems for autonomous aircraft and support equipment.
What you'll do
- Own electrical-system architecture and technical decisions, and perform hands-on design, verification, debugging, and production support.
- Manage, mentor, and develop electrical engineers; set team priorities and guide execution.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated products, verification strategies, and production-ready systems.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of industry experience in electrical engineering, including multiple product development cycles.
- Experience leading technically complex electrical or avionics designs from concept through production.
- Strong circuit design, embedded systems, hardware architecture, analysis, verification, and debugging fundamentals.
Tools
FPGAs, power management, analog and digital circuitry, servos, microcontrollers, sensors, radios, embedded systems
AI focus
Supports design and integration of embedded systems and sensors enabling aircraft autonomy and AI capabilities.
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