Shield AI
Staff Electrical Specialist - Hardware Test (R6122)
Seattle, Washington · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years; equivalent military or trade experience is welcome.
About the job
Builds, troubleshoots, and sustains electrical test systems and assemblies used to verify X-BAT hardware, while improving test readiness and mentoring team members.
What you'll do
- Build, validate, maintain, and repair electrical test systems, interface electronics, harnesses, and fixtures.
- Troubleshoot and rework PCBAs, cables, harnesses, and connectors; document root causes, repairs, and verification.
- Support equipment readiness and production operations, improve procedures and workmanship, and mentor technicians and engineers.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of hands-on electrical experience in aerospace, manufacturing, test, electronics, or a similarly rigorous hardware environment; equivalent military or trade experience is welcome.
- Expertise in benchtop electrical testing, PCBA troubleshooting, and root-cause isolation using laboratory instruments.
- Advanced PCBA and harness assembly, modification, and rework experience using controlled drawings and workmanship requirements.
- Ability to read, create, and review electrical documentation, and experience designing and maintaining electrical test equipment, interface electronics, harnesses, or production fixtures.
Nice to have
- Associate degree, technical certificate, military electronics training, or equivalent practical education; IPC workmanship certification or equivalent experience is valued.
- Experience with listed CAD, test, or programming tools and/or environmental testing, aircraft wiring, avionics, or related systems.
Tools
Altium, KiCad, OrCAD, Eagle, LabVIEW, TestStand, Python, Linux
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