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

Shield AI · Campus Recruiting

Pay: $38–$73/hr
Hours: Intern
Where: Dallas, Texas
Posted: Sep 1

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:

Our Co-Op program is an excellent opportunity for students to gain deep, hands-on experience in a mission-driven and innovative engineering environment.

What you'd do

You will be given ownership of a project that is tailored to the start date, duration, and location of your Co-op.
Your work will directly contribute to the success of our novel aircraft development program. You will understand exactly why your project matters and how it ties into our critical path development objectives.
You will be partnered with a senior engineer as mentor and guide for technical input and professional development.
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.
Have completed at least the 2nd year of a relevant degree. Typically, Electrical Engineering.