Engineer II, Electrical (R5111)
Shield AI· V-BAT Division – V-BAT Engineering - Electrical
Dallas, TX$90k - $130kFull Time EmployeePosted 4mo ago
About the role
Electrical Engineer to join V-BAT electrical engineering team, focused on the design, integration and troubleshooting of power systems to the aircraft and ground support systems. Opportunity to grow, own challenging projects, and move work from concept to flight. Fast-paced environment solving complex problems to advance autonomous aviation.
Responsibilities
- Circuit and sub-system design for V-BAT and its support equipment. This includes complex system architectures utilizing custom circuitry (power management, analog, digital, servos, microcontrollers, sensors, radios, etc.)
- Design and integration of complex power systems
- Lead avionic systems troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- Own component selection, schematic capture, simulation, analysis, verification, debugging, and release to production
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (mechanical, embedded, software, manufacturing, supply chain, etc.)
- Work closely with Firmware to integrate applicable logic designs into the build/release cycle
- Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within hardware development projects, demonstrating initiative to propose and implement innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and overall project success and aircraft reliability
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering; or equivalent work experience
- Experience as an electrical engineer such as full-time, internship, co-op, engineering club, etc
- Experience in complex power system design is a plus
- Strong technical fundamentals
- Demonstrated track record of extreme ownership, working hard, and delivering outstanding outcomes
- Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within hardware development projects, demonstrating initiative to propose and implement innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and overall project success and aircraft reliability
Skills
Required:Electrical engineering
Nice to have:Power system design
Benefits
- Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
- Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
- Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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