# Engineer I, Electromechanical (R4951)

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** San Diego, CA, Dallas, TX, Boston, MA
**Role:** Embedded Engineering
**Salary:** $76k – $110k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Solidworks, Nx, CATIA, Altium, Cadence, Allegro, Capital, Zuken, FEA, Pcb Design
**Posted:** 2026-05-07

> Designs electro-mechanical solutions for avionics systems including packaging, interconnects, thermal management, and aircraft integration. Ensures compliance with standards like DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 using CAD, eCAD, and analysis tools. Requires BS/MS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design complex electro-mechanical solutions for avionics packaging, electrical interconnects, thermal management, and aircraft integration
- Perform structural and collaborate on thermal/modal analyses for avionics to ensure survivability in harsh environments
- Ensure avionics meet performance, safety, environmental, and EMI/EMC compliance standards, including **DO-160**, **DO-254**, **DO-178C**, **MIL-STD-810**, and **MIL-STD-461**
- Own your design work from concept to implementation, through system verification and validation

## Requirements
- B.S. and/or MS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering
- Experience in CAD software (**NX**, **SolidWorks**, **CATIA**, or similar) for 3D modeling, drawing creation, and system layout
- Familiarity with eCAD software (**Altium**, **Cadence**, **Allegro**), and harness design software (**Capital**, **Zuken**)
- Exposure to working with electrical engineers to define PCB constraints, develop circuit cards, and care for all the mechanical interfaces
- Familiarity with the PCB layout process and manufacturing methods
- Experience with finite element analysis (**FEA**), thermal analysis, and fatigue/lifecycle testing
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment with evolving priorities

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