Senior Engineer, Electrical - Fleet Support (R5080)

Shield AI busca un Ingeniero Eléctrico Senior para actuar como SME eléctrico del equipo de Soporte de Flota V-BAT. Serás el puente entre el soporte al cliente y los equipos de ingeniería para resolver problemas técnicos complejos de los sistemas eléctricos y de aviónica de las aeronaves desplegadas. Tu labor incluirá diagnosticar fallos, revisar esquemas y documentación, y desarrollar guías de resolución de problemas para el equipo de soporte.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the electrical SME for Fleet Support and lead escalated investigations involving aircraft electrical and avionics issues.
• Diagnose avionics system issues, onboard communication hardware issues, wiring and harness problems, power-distribution faults, connector failures, grounding issues, and intermittent electrical anomalies.
• Troubleshoot aircraft electrical problems at the aircraft, subsystem, harness, connector, and line-replaceable unit levels.
• Review and maintain schematics, pinouts, wiring diagrams, interface definitions, and troubleshooting documentation used by Fleet Support and customer teams.
• Use standard debug equipment to isolate faults, validate corrective actions, and support return-to-service decisions.
• Partner closely with software, mission systems, and radio frequency (RF) engineers on issues that cross electrical, software, and communications boundaries.
• Identify recurring failure patterns and drive clear feedback into design, manufacturing, integration, and quality organizations.
• Develop field-ready troubleshooting guides, repair recommendations, and service documentation for the Fleet Support organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in avionics, aircraft electrical systems, embedded hardware integration, or aerospace electrical engineering.
• Strong ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, pinouts, and interface documentation.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting harnesses, connectors, power systems, avionics hardware, and electrical integration issues.
• Experience diagnosing intermittent failures caused by vibration, temperature, installation, environment, or interface mismatch.
• Strong communication skills and ability to support technical conversations with both customers and internal engineering teams.
• Ability to possess a Secret DoD security clearance as required by customers.

Nice to have

• Experience with unmanned aircraft system electrical or avionics integration.
• Experience supporting fielded military, maritime, or expeditionary systems.
• Experience with sensors, radios, onboard compute, or payload electrical interfaces.
• Experience supporting ground test, flight test, or operational readiness events.

Benefits

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