Shield AI
Senior Electrical Engineer, Test Equipment Design
Dallas, Texas · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- Typically a minimum of 5 years of related experience in hardware design and test engineering, or equivalent experience with advanced degrees.
- Education
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
About the job
Designs, validates, and deploys electrical and mechanical test systems to assess the reliability of V-BAT hardware and subsystems.
What you'll do
- Lead design, validation, and deployment of advanced test systems; architect PCBs and test interfaces for power electronics, RF, and communications.
- Develop automated Python test sequences and integrate custom test fixtures, including relays, PLCs, PCBAs, and harnessing.
- Drive cross-functional design reviews and design-for-testability improvements; conduct HASS, ESS, and HALT testing and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field.
- At least 5 years of related hardware design and test engineering experience, or equivalent experience with advanced degrees.
- Expertise in electrical design, mechanical, and software engineering principles for hardware test systems.
- Ability to design, implement, and validate multidisciplinary hardware systems.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Python or another scripting language for test automation.
- Experience with PCB design tools (Altium, KiCAD, Eagle), CAD software (SolidWorks, NX, CATIA), or rugged high-reliability industries.
Tools
Python, Altium, KiCAD, Eagle, SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, PLCs
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