Staff Power Electronics Engineer

Job overview

The Staff Power Electronics Engineer role is listed in Dallas, TX, and the posting describes the work as onsite. Compensation is $150,000–$230,000 per year. The role supports Shield AI’s V-BAT aircraft and its mission to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The engineer owns flight-critical power-system development from concept through production, contributing to reliable aircraft systems through design, integration, verification, and cross-functional execution.

What you'll do

• Own V-BAT flight-critical power-system design
• develop high- and low-voltage power electronics, including inverters, DC-DC converters, and battery management. Lead design, verification, and manufacturing deployment
• mentor engineers
• manage full-cycle hardware development, PCB design, safety, manufacturability, reliability, design reviews, timelines, and technical milestones.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

staff engineer

power electronics

dallas tx

shield ai

v-bat

aircraft systems

power systems

inverters

dc-dc converters

battery management

pcb design

$150k–$230k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• The posting describes bonus, benefits, and equity for regular full-time employees
• temporary employees have a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days. It states part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

Why this role

The posting describes full-cycle ownership of aircraft power hardware and mentorship across electrical and cross-functional engineering teams.

About the employer

Shield AI is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.