Electrical Engineering Spring Co-op (January 2027)

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Medical Coverage

Mental Health Employee Assistance Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Hours

Onsite Gym (DC)

Gym Discount (San Diego)

Free Parking

Competitive Compensation

Stock Benefits

401K Services and Match

Job summary

Shield AI is offering a paid, full-time Co-op program for rising 2027 graduates to gain hands-on experience in a mission-driven engineering environment. The program spans multiple months during the academic year and focuses on real-world hardware development and testing for autonomous aircraft.

You will own a project tailored to your start date, duration, and location, supported by a senior engineer as a mentor to guide technical input and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Have completed at least the 2nd year of a relevant degree.
• Experience with electrical design software and tools such as Altium, KiCAD, an oscilloscope.

Responsibilities

• Own a project tailored to the start date, duration, and location of your Co-op.
• Work with a senior engineer as mentor and guide for technical input and professional development.
• Design, simulate, verify, and test hardware components and sub-systems.
• Identify bugs and drive changes to fix them.
• Build a test rack to enable automated test coverage of critical subsystems.

Skills

Ownership of project outcomes

Strong technical fundamentals

Team collaboration

Education

Electrical Engineering degree (2nd year)

Tools

Altium

KiCAD

Oscilloscope

Job description

• Our 2027 Co-Op program is an excellent opportunity for rising 2027 graduates 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
• 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
• Examples of projects:
• 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

Benefits

• Excellent Medical Coverage
• Mental Health Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Work Hours
• Onsite Gym (DC)
• Gym Discount (San Diego)
• Free Parking
• Competitive Compensation
• Stock Benefits
• 401K Services and Match

Have completed at least the 2nd year of a relevant degree. Typically, Electrical EngineeringExperience with electrical design software and tools such as Altium, KiCAD, an oscilloscope, etcHave been part of an engineering team/clubRecord of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to othersAbility to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desiredDemonstrated history of showing ownership of project outcomes and delivering exceptional resultsStrong technical fundamentals