What you’ll do:

• Own and support flight critical avionics selection from concept development through production.
• Integrate cutting edge avionic systems and payloads into the V-BAT aircraft.
• Interact with key stakeholders within Shield AI to identify strategies to meet customer needs.
• Support development and maintain avionics requirements and architecture.
• Drive execution through product design lifecycle.
• Work cross-functionally with product management, electrical, mechanical, thermal, embedded, software, production, and supply chain.
• Drive schedule and deliverables for hardware products.
• Resolve technical challenges with a high degree of analytical expertise and originality.
• Evaluate design performance against requirements.
• Develop and implement process improvement methods to optimize design, test, and production efficiency.
•  Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within hardware development projects, demonstrating initiative to propose and implement innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and overall project success and V-Bat reliability  
• Other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications:

• You have a B.S. degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline, such as Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering (or will be graduating in 2024).
• You have experience as an Engineer such as full-time, internship, co-op, engineering club, etc.
• Experience integrating an off the shelf or 3rd party developed device, module, function into a larger system/product.
• Demonstrated track record of assuming ownership over development processes and features and delivering outstanding outcomes.  
• Proven track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed client expectations in a fast-paced environment.  
• Experience working in cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbally.
• Demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working on cutting-edge autonomous robotic systems  
• Proven background in thriving within fast-paced environments, particularly within startup or R&D settings 
• Demonstrated adaptability, agility, and the ability to innovate under pressure to meet dynamic project demands and drive successful outcomes.