# Power Electronics - Principal Electrical Engineer (R4822)
**Company:** [Shield AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** San Diego, CA, Dallas, TX, Boston, MA
**Salary:** $211K-$317K
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Power Electronics, Inverters, Dc-Dc Converters, Battery Management, Altium, Schematic Capture, Pcb Design, Circuit Simulation, Emi Mitigation, Thermal Management
**Posted:** 2026-04-08
> Leads design, development, and delivery of flight-critical power electronics systems including inverters, DC-DC converters, and battery management for autonomous aircraft. Requires 10+ years experience in electrical engineering with full-cycle hardware development expertise.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Own flight critical power system design for X-BAT
- Design power electronics for high voltage and low voltage systems, including **inverters**, **DC-DC converters**, **battery management**
- Lead others to execute design, verification, and manufacturing deployment
- Provide mentorship and technical feedback to power team and cross-functionally
- Harden designs for harsh environments (shock/vibe, high reliability, radiation, high-altitude)
- Work on power sub-systems for low power (10 kW)
- Full-cycle hardware development: concept, modeling, worst case analysis, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, testing, validation
- PCB ownership: drive layout and design with ECAD engineers, optimizing for power density, EMI, thermal, manufacturability
- Design for safety, manufacturability, and reliability
- Cross-functional collaboration with Mechanical, CAD, Embedded, Software, Supply Chain, Test Automation, Production, aircraft teams
- Lead design reviews and mentor junior engineers
- Manage project timelines, deliverables, technical milestones

## Requirements
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- **10+ years** experience as Electrical Engineer
- Experienced with circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, circuit testing, debugging
- Familiarity with **Altium** or equivalent
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