Electrical Engineer I (SD)
Shield AI · On-site
MeritLog read this listing from Shield AI's Lever job board and last checked it on September 8, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- On-site
- Salary
- $81,456 - $122,184
- Location
- San Diego, California
Hiring context
How this role compares at Shield AI
Shield AI has 443 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 12 job families, and 349 of them are in engineering. 356 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 80%.
This role's posted range of $81,456 - $122,184 sits above 3% of the 335 other Shield AI roles quoted over the same currency and period.
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Job description
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. Job Description: Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. We are building the best team in aviation to drive rapid development and deployment of X-BAT. We are looking for an entry level Electrical Engineer that is ready to help us bring X-BAT to first flight. You will own a project that ties directly to our critical path avionics development while receiving directly mentorship from Senior Electrical Engineers and other cross-functional leads. Our team looks for engineers that value first principles engineering and extreme ownership.