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Shield AI

Senior Electrical, Motor and Motor Drive Engineer (R6021)

Seattle, Washington, United States +1

Location
Seattle, Washington, United States · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Work
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Level
Senior
Function
Engineering
Pay
$145K – $218K a year
Posted
6 weeks ago

About the role

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.

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.

Source

Posted by Shield AI on their own hiring page, jobs.lever.co. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 03:12 UTC; the original is the reference.

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