Shield AI
Senior Component Engineer
Seattle, Washington · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Education
- B.S. in engineering, physics, or materials science.
About the job
Build Shield AI’s component engineering function and manage qualification, selection, lifecycle, and reliability of EEE components used in XBAT aircraft PCBAs.
What you'll do
- Establish component engineering processes, tools, standards, and baseline EEE quality and certification requirements.
- Qualify and up-screen components, manage component data and lifecycle changes, and contribute to failure analysis.
- Support supply-chain risk mitigation through alternate-part evaluations, second sourcing, and supplier engagement.
What they ask for
- B.S. in engineering, physics, or materials science.
- 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Deep knowledge of EEE components.
- Understanding of Product Lifecycle Management, ECAD tools, and structured component libraries.
Nice to have
- Experience building or scaling a component engineering function in a startup or fast-growth environment.
- Familiarity with component qualification processes such as AEC-Q, NASA, JEDEC, or MIL.
Tools
PLM, ECAD, AEC-Q, NASA, JEDEC, MIL
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