# Engineer II, Electrical Failure Analysis (R4593)

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** Dallas, TX
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $92k – $137k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Pcba, Failure Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, X-Ray, Microscopy, Cross-Sectioning, Multimeter, Oscilloscope, Avionics, Embedded Systems, Power Systems
**Posted:** 2026-02-19

> Conducts failure analysis on avionics hardware like PCBAs, harnesses, and connectors, performing root cause investigations using tools like X-ray, microscopy, oscilloscopes. Requires 2+ years experience in hardware debug or reliability, bachelor's in electrical engineering, and strong hands-on debugging skills.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Perform failure analysis investigations for avionics hardware, including: PCBAs (digital, analog, power, mixed signal), harnesses, connectors, and interconnects
- Perform root cause analysis
- Conduct and/or oversee electrical, mechanical, and environmental failure analysis
- Collaborate with design engineers to identify design vulnerabilities, manufacturing and suppliers on process-related issues
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (reliability, mechanical, embedded, software, production, supply chain, etc.)
- Drive design, process, and supplier corrective actions to closure

## Required qualifications
- **Bachelor’s degree** in electrical engineering; or equivalent work experience
- **2+ years** of experience in failure analysis, reliability, or hardware debug or PCBA design
- Strong technical fundamentals
- Familiar with cross-sectioning, microscopy, X-ray, and other FA techniques
- Strong hands-on experience with debugging tools: multimeter, oscilloscope, etc.
- Demonstrated track record of extreme ownership, working hard, and delivering outstanding outcomes
- 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
- 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
- Ability to independently drive investigations from symptom to root cause

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