Engineering Specialist/Sr. Technician, Electrical Engineering (R4691)
shieldai
| Company | shieldai |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Boston |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | USD 36–54 |
| Posted | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Last verified | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (lever) |
Description
Founded in 2015, 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 and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. 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.
Job Description:
We are growing the Avionics Engineering team to support development of the X-BAT aircraft. Our team is designing a flight critical, custom avionics system to support communications, compute, AI, power, telemetry, and all other needed aircraft systems.
An Avionics Technician/Specialist supports the entire Avionics team and other cross-functional teams. It is an essential role spanning design, verification, procurement, manufacturing, and test. You will work specifically with the Electrical Engineering team as they design and verify all X-BAT electrical systems and circuit boards.