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Lead, Electrical Engineering (R5116)

Shield AI· X-BAT Division – X-BAT Engineering - Avionics
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Seattle, WA$216.9k - $325.3kFull Time EmployeePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Lead, Electrical Engineer role focused on architecture, design, integration, and delivery of advanced electrical systems for autonomous aircraft, with hands-on engineering and people management responsibilities, and potential growth into broader avionics leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, design, integration, and production release of electrical systems and subsystems for autonomous aircraft and support equipment.
  • Own technical decisions across complex architectures involving FPGAs, power management, analog and digital circuitry, servos, microcontrollers, sensors, radios, and embedded systems.
  • Remain hands-on with part selection, schematic capture, simulation, analysis, verification, debugging, design reviews, and production support.
  • Lead and develop a team of electrical engineers through technical mentorship, coaching, performance feedback, and effective delegation.
  • Establish technical direction, priorities, and development plans for your team in alignment with program and aircraft objectives.
  • Partner closely with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, supply chain, test, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated products.
  • Support the design and integration of embedded systems and sensors that enable aircraft autonomy and AI capabilities.
  • Define technical requirements, product features, interfaces, and verification strategies.
  • Own project execution for your team, including schedules, risks, dependencies, deliverables, and cross-functional communication.
  • Lead and participate in architecture, design, integration, and production readiness reviews.
  • Help develop automated test solutions and improve hardware development, verification, and production processes.
  • Identify and implement improvements that increase engineering efficiency, product quality, aircraft reliability, and team effectiveness.
  • Build the technical and organizational foundation required to scale the avionics engineering team over time.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of industry experience in electrical engineering, including multiple product development cycles.
  • Experience leading technically complex electrical or avionics designs from concept through production.
  • Strong fundamentals in circuit design, embedded systems, hardware architecture, analysis, verification, and debugging.
  • Experience delivering products across EE, ME, firmware, software, manufacturing, and systems engineering disciplines.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop engineers while maintaining hands-on technical ownership.
  • Proven track record of shipping high-quality products, navigating ambiguity, resolving obstacles, and delivering against challenging schedules.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, prioritization, and cross-functional leadership skills.
  • Demonstrated ownership, initiative, sound technical judgment, and commitment to engineering excellence.
  • Ability to obtain a Secret/SAR-level security clearance desired.

Skills

Required:Electrical system architectureFPGA, power management, analog/digital circuitrySchematic capture, simulation, verificationTeam leadership and mentorshipCross-functional collaborationEmbedded systems and sensors for autonomyRequirements definition and verification strategyProject execution and cross-functional communication

Benefits

  • Full-time regular employee offer package: 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 but not limited to 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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