Summer 2027 - Electrical Engineering Co-op (June 2027)

About the role

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.

Our Co-Op program is an excellent opportunity for students to gain deep, hands-on experience in a mission-driven and innovative engineering environment. This paid, full-time program spans multiple months during the academic year, offering extended immersion in real-world hardware development and testing. Shield AI is seeking an exceptional Co-op candidate to join the team in building our autonomous aircraft. You will join a team of highly talented cross-functional engineers that exhibit a culture of mentorship, kindness, ownership, and hard work. The ideal start date is June 2027, and the end date is flexible.

Responsibilities

• Own a project tailored to your start date, duration, and location.
• Your work will directly contribute to the success of our novel aircraft development program.
• Understand exactly why your project matters and how it ties into our critical path development objectives.
• Partner with a senior engineer as mentor and guide for technical input and professional development.
• Examples of projects include:
  • Design a circuit board involving analog, digital, mixed signal, high speed circuits that enables us to test a prototype flight computer.
  • Design, simulate, and verify high voltage power electronics (>10kW) DC/DC Converters and DC/AC inverters.
  • Work with a senior engineer to bring-up and validate a new Avionics system.
  • Identify bugs and drive changes to fix them.
  • Build a test rack to deliver fully automated test coverage of a flight critical sub-system.
  • Run a HALT campaign to ensure a series of new circuit boards are highly reliable.

Requirements

• Have completed at least the 2nd year of a relevant degree (typically Electrical Engineering).
• Strong technical fundamentals.
• Have been part of an engineering team/club.
• Experience with electrical design software and tools such as Altium, KiCAD, an oscilloscope, etc.
• Demonstrated history of showing ownership of project outcomes and delivering exceptional results.
• Record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others.

Benefits

• Paid, full-time Co‑op program.