Sr. Staff Electrical Engineer - BlueSky (R5838)
Shield AI· V-BAT Division – Aircraft Leadership
Los Angeles, CA$230k - $350kFull Time EmployeePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Senior-level electrical engineering role focused on developing high-performance computing, sensing, communication, and power systems for Shield AI’s fixed-wing BlueSky aircraft products.
Responsibilities
- Join us and help define elegant, high-performance computing, sensing, communication, and power systems to support our fixed wing aircraft products.
- 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
- Demonstrated track record of successfully shipping products, navigating development cycles, overcoming obstacles, and delivering high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed client expectations in a fast-paced environment
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering; or equivalent work experience
- 8+ years of industry experience as an Electrical Engineer
- Strong technical fundamentals
- Contributed to and led multiple product design cycles involving Logic, EE, ME, and SW engineering
- Demonstrated track record of extreme ownership and delivering outstanding outcomes
- Proven track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed client expectations
- 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 engineeringSystem design for avionicsProject leadership
Benefits
- Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
- Temporary employee offer package (applicable after 60 days of employment) + temporary benefits package
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Shield AI
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