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Senior Electrical, Motor and Motor Drive Engineer (R6021)

Shield AIAerospace Engineering
Pay
$145K–$218K
per year
Work mode
On-site
Full Time
Location
Washington, WA
Experience
2+ yrs
Bachelor's

Washington, WA at a glance

Rent
#8 of 51
$1,510/mo+16% vs US avg
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#39 of 51
164 mild days0 hot · 34 cold
Income tax
#51 of 51
NoneWashington

What you need

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • 2+ yrs electrical engineering experience
  • Circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, testing, debugging
  • Familiarity with Altium or equivalent
  • Proficient with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, E-loads, multimeters)

What you'll do

  • Design aircraft motor drive, power electronics, and controls
  • Design high voltage power electronics circuits, integrate with motors and controls
  • Perform schematic capture, modeling, simulation, analysis, testing
  • Execute qualification and reliability campaigns, debug and root cause failures
  • Develop automated production test solutions
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

  • Contribute to the design of aircraft motor drive, power electronics, and controls
  • Design high voltage power electronics circuits, integrate power electronics with motors and controls, execute hands on circuit verification and dyno testing
  • Be responsible for schematic capture, modeling, simulation, analysis, and testing
  • Engage cross functionally with software, mechanical, embedded, CAD, production, users, and all other relevant teams
  • Execute qualification and reliability campaigns. Debug and root cause failures
  • Help develop automated production test solutions 

    • REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • You have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • You have 2+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer
  • You are experienced with: circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, circuit testing, and debugging
  • You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
  • Familiarity with Altium or equivalent
  • Proficient with lab equipment: oscilloscopes, power supplies, E-loads, multimeters, etc..
    • 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. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
     
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    Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. 

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    About Shield AI

    Shield AI is a defense technology company building the world's best AI pilot. Their Hivemind AI enables autonomous operations for aircraft, including the V-BAT team drone, without requiring GPS, communications, or a human pilot.

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