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Shield AI

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
SeattleWashingtonUSA
Job type
Hardware
Posted
Jun 4, 2026
Salary
$216,864–$325,296 a year
Full-time

Lead, Electrical Engineering (R5116)

Job description

Help build the technology behind the next generation of autonomous aircraft. As a Lead, Electrical Engineer, you will serve as a player-coach: leading the architecture, design, integration, and delivery of advanced electrical systems while directly managing and developing a small team of electrical engineers.You will remain deeply hands-on technically while setting direction for your team, driving execution across disciplines, and building the leadership experience needed to grow into broader engineering management responsibilities, including eventually leading full avionics organizations.

This role is intended for an experienced technical leader who wants to expand their impact through…

Job responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, design, integration, and production release of electrical systems and subsystems for autonomous aircraft and support equipment.
  • Own technical decisions across complex architectures involving FPGAs, power management, analog and digital circuitry, servos, microcontrollers, sensors, radios, and embedded systems.
  • Remain hands-on with part selection, schematic capture, simulation, analysis, verification, debugging, design reviews, and production support.
  • Lead and develop a team of electrical engineers through technical mentorship, coaching, performance feedback, and effective delegation.
  • Establish technical direction, priorities, and development plans for your team in alignment with program and aircraft objectives.
  • Partner closely with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, supply chain, test, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated products.
  • Support the design and integration of embedded systems and sensors that enable aircraft autonomy and AI capabilities.
  • Define technical requirements, product features, interfaces, and verification strategies.

Job requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of industry experience in electrical engineering, including multiple product development cycles.
  • Experience leading technically complex electrical or avionics designs from concept through production.
  • Strong fundamentals in circuit design, embedded systems, hardware architecture, analysis, verification, and debugging.
  • Experience delivering products across EE, ME, firmware, software, manufacturing, and systems engineering disciplines.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop engineers while maintaining hands-on technical ownership.
  • Proven track record of shipping high-quality products, navigating ambiguity, resolving obstacles, and delivering against challenging schedules.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, prioritization, and cross-functional leadership skills.
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