Staff Engineer, Hardware Product Development (R3898)

About Shield AI

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 aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With nine offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.

Job Summary

As a Hardware Product Development Engineer, you will lead the hardware design, development, and production of reference hardware platform implementations. This role is responsible for all aspects of the hardware life cycle — from design and prototyping through procurement and manufacturing scale-up via contract manufacturers.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop hardware for reference platform implementations.
• Leverage commercial off-the-shelf components where possible.
• Identify and manage suppliers, oversee supply chain logistics, and maintain inventory of hardware components.
• Build and repair hardware prototypes; collaborate with contract manufacturers to scale production.
• Perform verification and validation of hardware prototypes to ensure reliability and quality.
• Own hardware documentation, bill of materials, and change management processes.
• Work closely with software engineers to ensure hardware platforms meet system-level requirements.
• Work with Test Team to deploy the use of reference platform implementations for maturing the technological readiness of the Hivemind SDK.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience in hardware design, rapid prototyping, manufacturing processes, and product life cycle management.
• Proven record of delivering products on time.
• Experience with supply chain management and vendor relationships.
• Strong troubleshooting and repair skills for hardware systems.
• Proven ability to work across disciplines (manufacturing, engineering, operations).
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in robotic platform design.
• Experience in sensor selection.
• Experience in electrical engineering.

Benefits & Perks

Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity. Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment).