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Staff Electrical Engineer (R5988)

Shield AI· RaptorX – RaptorX Engineering - Avionics
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Seattle, WA$187.7k - $281.5kFull Time EmployeePosted 4w ago

About the role

Engineering role to design, develop, integrate, and field a next-generation autonomous aircraft system, balancing technical rigor with rapid decision-making in an accelerated aircraft development environment.

Responsibilities

  • Drive architecture, sub-system, and circuit design for our next generation aircraft and its support equipment, including complex system architectures utilizing custom circuitry (FPGAs, power management, analog, digital, servos, microcontrollers, sensors, radios, etc.)
  • Support the design and integration of complex embedded systems and sensors which enable aircraft autonomy and AI
  • Help define technical product requirements and features
  • Lead and mentor teammates working on the same project
  • Own circuit part selection, schematic capture, simulation, analysis, verification, debugging, and release to production
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams (mechanical, embedded, software, manufacturing, supply chain, etc.)
  • Manage your project timelines and deliverables
  • Conduct and attend cross-functional design reviews
  • Work closely with Firmware to integrate applicable logic designs into the build/release cycle
  • Provide feedback to other teams where applicable
  • Help develop automated test solutions
  • 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
  • 8+ years of industry experience as an Electrical Engineer
  • Strong technical fundamentals
  • Contributed to and led multiple product design cycles involving EE, ME, and SW engineering
  • Demonstrated track record of extreme ownership, working hard, and delivering outstanding outcomes
  • A track record of successfully shipping products, navigating development cycles, overcoming obstacles, and delivering high-quality solutions on deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • 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 engineeringCircuit design and analysisEmbedded systemsCross-functional collaborationLeadership/mentoring

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary employee offer package (applicable after 60 days of employment) + temporary benefits package
  • 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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