Senior Electronics Lab Technician (R4433)
About The Position
Shield AI is expanding the Avionics Engineering team to support development of the next-generation X-BAT aircraft. We are building a flight-critical, custom avionics system supporting compute, AI, power, communications, telemetry, and mission systems â and we need a highly hands-on Senior Electronics Lab Technician to support and maintain the lab environment that makes this work possible. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a structured lab setting â assembling, soldering, wiring, organizing, troubleshooting, and ensuring engineers have everything they need to move quickly. You will work side-by-side with electrical, mechanical, and software engineers to build, support, and maintain prototype avionics hardware in a fast-paced R&D environment. This is a lab-centered role with strong emphasis on lab setup, organization, equipment management, and hands-on hardware support.
Requirements
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in an electrical hardware development or R&D lab
- Strong ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and layouts
- Experience operating lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, environmental chambers, etc.)
- Experience with PCB rework and component-level soldering
- Comfortable disassembling and reassembling electronic assemblies
- Experience working within a PLM system (Arena, Agile, or equivalent)
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and support multiple engineers simultaneously
Nice To Haves
- Experience building and modifying wire harnesses and cable assemblies
- Familiarity with PCB layout tools such as Altium (or similar)
- Experience maintaining lab inventory and calibration systems
- Familiarity with avionics, UAVs, or aerospace hardware
- Comfort using mechanical shop tools and basic fabrication equipment
- Experience supporting prototype manufacturing environments
Responsibilities
- Support lab setup, layout, organization, and ongoing infrastructure improvements
- Manage equipment procurement, part ordering, and inventory for the avionics lab
- Maintain calibration, traceability, and documentation for lab equipment
- Assemble, modify, and deploy prototype PCBAs and avionics modules
- Perform moderate PCB rework and fine-pitch soldering under microscope
- Rework and modify boards to support engineering iteration
- Build and modify wire harnesses and cable assemblies as needed
- Support environmental testing (temperature, vibration, altitude, humidity) including instrumentation and setup
- Operate oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, logic analyzers, and environmental chambers
- Maintain detailed documentation of builds, lab procedures, and hardware modifications
- Assist engineers in debugging and validating hardware in a structured, repeatable manner
- Help establish and maintain lab best practices, organization standards, and safe operating procedures
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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