Shield AI
Senior Environmental Test Technician (R6211)
Seattle, Washington · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years required; 5+ years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Reliability Engineering preferred.
About the job
Prepares, runs, and documents environmental tests on electronic flight hardware to assess performance and reliability across Shield AI aircraft.
What you'll do
- Operate and improve the environmental test lab; develop procedures and best practices for equipment, test setup, data acquisition, and reporting.
- Perform reliability tests, manage test campaigns, investigate failures, and document results.
- Maintain lab equipment and supplies, coordinate with external laboratories, and advise stakeholders on environmental testing practices.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of environmental testing experience, including temperature cycling, vibration, HALT, and HASS.
- Knowledge of data acquisition equipment and instrumentation, including thermocouples, accelerometers, humidity sensors, and strain gauges.
- Familiarity with electronics, moving mechanical assemblies, and relevant failure mechanisms.
- Experience executing product tests with interdisciplinary teams and managing technical projects; familiarity with IPC, JEDEC, MIL, and ASTM standards.
Nice to have
- 5+ years in reliability testing; familiarity with reliability concepts and methods.
- Proficiency in CAD software or Python; prior environmental test lab management experience; bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Reliability Engineering.
Pay
USD 35–53 (per-hour-wage)
Tools
HALT, HASS, IPC, JEDEC, MIL, ASTM, Python, ANSYS SpaceClaim
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