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

Shieldai; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a motivated Co-op candidate to join our team in building autonomous aircraft. You will work under mentorship with senior engineers to design and test hardware for a flight-critical system, focusing on analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits and high-power electronics.

The program starts in June 2027 and runs for multiple months, with a paid, full-time schedule during the academic year.

Qualifications

• Completed at least the 2nd year of a relevant degree, typically Electrical Engineering.
• Strong technical fundamentals and hands-on hardware experience.
• Experience with electrical design tools such as Altium, KiCAD, and measurement equipment like oscilloscopes.

Responsibilities

• Design a circuit board involving analog, digital, mixed-signal, and high-speed circuits for testing a prototype flight computer.
• Design, simulate, and verify high voltage power electronics (>10kW) DC/DC converters and DC/AC inverters.
• Collaborate 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 enable fully automated test coverage of a flight-critical subsystem.
• Run a HALT campaign to ensure reliability of new circuit boards.

Skills

Strong technical fundamentals

Team/club engineering experience

Ownership and accountability

Reliability and teamwork

Education

2nd year in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium

KiCAD

Oscilloscope

Job description

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-BATaircraft, 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. 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.

• 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 voltagepower 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.
• 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.

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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)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed toequal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.