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Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
SeattleWashingtonUSA
Job type
Hardware
Posted
Jul 8, 2026
Salary
$140,000–$210,000 a year
Full-time

Electronics Failure Analysis Engineer (R5258)

Job description

As a Materials and Failure Analysis (MFA) Engineer at Shield AI, you will be responsible for driving failure analysis investigations and materials characterization activities for the XBAT vehicle. As part of the hardware reliability team, you’ll work closely with design, manufacturing, and supply chain to lead materials development, understand failure mechanisms, define corrective actions, and eliminate recurrence across product design, manufacturing processes, and supply chain sourcing. You will engage in hands-on lab work across instruments including SEM, EDS, X-ray, cross-section preparation, and optical microscopy, and outsource when capabilities are not available internally.

Job responsibilities

  • Operate and continuously improve world-class materials and failure investigation laboratory spanning equipment including, but not limited to, SEM/EDS, x-ray, CT, optical microscopy, and cross-section preparation.
  • Develop and implement lab procedures spanning materials characterization, failure analysis investigations, and reporting of results to various stakeholders.
  • Perform failure analysis on electronic failures and recommend corrective actions to address identified failure mechanisms across metallic, ceramic, polymeric, and composite materials.
  • Drive failure analysis investigations using common methods including 8D, fault-tree, fishbone, and FRACAS.
  • Conduct mechanical cross-sectioning to prepare samples for subsequent analysis.
  • Perform dye-and-pry and CSAM to reveal cracks and voids.
  • Utilize X-ray inspection methods (2D and computed tomography) for electronics failure analysis.
  • Operate Scanning Electron Microscopes and conduct Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy.

Job requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in a materials engineering role, preferably with a focus on aerospace or automotive applications.
  • Candidate must be self-starting and come with a growth mindset, with excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, or Chemical Engineering. Degrees in Mechanical OR Reliability Engineering also are accepted.
  • Familiarity with electronics (PCBs, PCBAs, electronic components) and moving mechanical assemblies. Knowledgeable in failure mechanisms including solder fatigue, intermetallic growth, conductive anodic filaments, tin…
  • Team-player with clear and concise written and oral communication skills.
  • Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production.
  • Experience with management of technical projects.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience operating expensive lab instruments, including SEMs, microscopes, and x-ray systems.
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