HIL and Infrastructure Lab Technician (R6008)

Shield AI
Washington
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 29.8 - 44.7 hourlyFunction: Laboratory & Clinical OperationsExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: associatesSkills: ["Organization","Planning","Service-oriented support","Technical judgment","Troubleshooting"]

Own day-to-day operations and technical readiness for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and infrastructure labs supporting engineering integration testing. Build, install, configure, and maintain lab racks, test benches, compute, networking, power distribution, and simulation/flight hardware. Manage asset control, lab schedules, maintenance windows, procurement coordination, and lab standards. Troubleshoot electro-mechanical, power, wiring, compute, networking, and software environment issues, while supporting environment provisioning and automated lab workflows.

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Shield AI
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HIL and Infrastructure Lab Technician (R6008)

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Job Summary

Own day-to-day operations and technical readiness for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and infrastructure labs supporting engineering integration testing. Build, install, configure, and maintain lab racks, test benches, compute, networking, power distribution, and simulation/flight hardware. Manage asset control, lab schedules, maintenance windows, procurement coordination, and lab standards. Troubleshoot electro-mechanical, power, wiring, compute, networking, and software environment issues, while supporting environment provisioning and automated lab workflows.
Location: Washington
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Laboratory & Clinical Operations
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own daily operations and technical readiness for HIL and infrastructure laboratories, ensuring systems, workspaces, tools, documentation, and shared resources are ready for engineering use.
  • •Build, install, configure, inspect, and maintain HIL racks, test benches, compute systems, network equipment, storage, power distribution, simulation hardware, flight hardware, and supporting lab infrastructure.
  • •Maintain accurate asset control for lab and program equipment, including receiving, tagging, serial-number tracking, custody, configuration, calibration, maintenance, spares, and disposition records.
  • •Manage lab schedules, equipment reservations, maintenance windows, integration priorities, and competing cross-program demands with software, hardware, systems, test, and program teams.
  • •Troubleshoot and resolve lab issues across power, wiring, compute, networking, software, instrumentation, and mechanical interfaces using test equipment, logs, drawings, and structured troubleshooting methods.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 29.8 - 44.7 hourly
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of hands-on experience supporting engineering laboratories, integration and test facilities, avionics/mission systems, electronics, IT infrastructure, or comparable technical operations (a four-year engineering degree not required).
  • •Hands-on experience operating or supporting engineering laboratories, integration facilities, test environments, maintenance operations, or mission systems in defense, aerospace, aviation, robotics, manufacturing, or other mission-critical industries.
  • •Experience assembling, installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting electro-mechanical equipment and test infrastructure, including computing systems, electronics, or avionics hardware.
  • •Ability to maintain accountable serialized assets, inventory/tools, calibration, spares, shipping/receiving, maintenance history, and configuration records.
  • •Ability to read and work from wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, mechanical/installation drawings, rack layouts, bills of material, and technical manuals; strong planning and organizational skills.
Experience:5+ yearsDefenseAerospaceAviationRoboticsMission-critical
Education:Associate's in engineering technology; electronics technology; information technology; avionics; or related technical discipline
Skills:OrganizationPlanningService-oriented supportTechnical judgmentTroubleshooting
Tech Stack:HILSILVILWindowsLinuxPythonBashPowerShellEthernetManaged switchesIP addressingSerial communicationsCANTime synchronizationRemote accessDigital multimetersCAD viewersCable assemblySolderingCrimping

Eligibility

Security Clearance:SECRET

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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