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      <Title>Staff Engineer, Electrical Failure Analysis</Title>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>Shield AI is pioneering AI pilots for aircraft that protect service members and civilians. We are looking for a failure analysis engineer to join our team, focused on the design, integration and troubleshooting of electronics systems critical to our aircraft.</p>
<p>This role is perfect for an engineer with a solid foundation in power systems, embedded systems who is eager to grow, own challenging projects, and see their work move rapidly from concept to flight. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to help build the future of autonomous aviation, we want to hear from you.</p>
<p>Responsibilities:</p>
<ul>
<li>Lead failure analysis investigations for avionics hardware, including: PCBAs (digital, analog, power, mixed-signal), harnesses, connectors, and interconnects</li>
<li>Perform root cause analysis (RCA) using structured methodologies (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree, etc.)</li>
<li>Conduct and/or oversee electrical, mechanical, and environmental failure analysis</li>
<li>Collaborate with design engineers to identify design vulnerabilities, manufacturing and suppliers on process-related issues</li>
<li>Work closely with cross-functional teams (reliability, mechanical, embedded, software, production, supply chain, etc.)</li>
<li>Drive design, process, and supplier corrective actions to closure</li>
<li>Author clear, data-driven failure analysis reports and present findings to technical and program leadership</li>
<li>Mentor junior engineers and help establish best practices for failure analysis and reliability</li>
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<p>Required qualifications:</p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering; or equivalent work experience</li>
<li>8+ years of experience in failure analysis, reliability, or hardware debug for aerospace, defense, or high-reliability electronics</li>
<li>Strong technical fundamentals</li>
<li>Experienced with cross-sectioning, microscopy, X-ray, and other FA techniques</li>
<li>Strong hands-on experience with PCBA failure mechanisms (solder joints, vias, components, PCB materials), Harnesses, connectors, crimping, shielding, and interconnect reliability</li>
<li>Demonstrated track record of extreme ownership, working hard, and delivering outstanding outcomes</li>
<li>A track record of successfully delivery of products and solutions, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed expectations in a fast-paced environment</li>
<li>Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within organization, demonstrating initiative to propose and implement innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and overall project success and aircraft reliability</li>
<li>Ability to independently drive investigations from symptom to root cause</li>
</ul>
<p>$150,000 - $220,000 a year</p>
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      <Jobtype>full-time</Jobtype>
      <Experiencelevel>staff</Experiencelevel>
      <Workarrangement>onsite</Workarrangement>
      <Salaryrange>$150,000 - $220,000 a year</Salaryrange>
      <Skills>Failure analysis, Reliability, Hardware debug, Aerospace, Defense, High-reliability electronics, Cross-sectioning, Microscopy, X-ray, PCBA failure mechanisms, Harnesses, Connectors, Crimping, Shielding, Interconnect reliability</Skills>
      <Category>Engineering</Category>
      <Industry>Technology</Industry>
      <Employername>Shield AI</Employername>
      <Employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/shield.ai.png</Employerlogo>
      <Employerdescription>Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company founded in 2015, developing intelligent systems for protecting service members and civilians.</Employerdescription>
      <Employerwebsite>https://www.shield.ai</Employerwebsite>
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      <Applyto>https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/d12619b5-ab54-4797-9d1c-9b0a6ab3a281</Applyto>
      <Location>Dallas</Location>
      <Country></Country>
      <Postedate>2026-04-17</Postedate>
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