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Electrical Engineering Co-op - January 2027

Shield AI· X-BAT Division – X-BAT Engineering - Avionics
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Hybrid (Dallas, TX), Hybrid (San Diego, CA), Hybrid (Boston, MA)$40/hr - $56/hrInternPosted 6mo ago

About the role

Paid, full-time internship program for rising graduates to gain hands-on experience in hardware development and testing within Shield AI’s autonomous aircraft program. Mentored by senior engineers, with ownership of individual projects tied to start date, duration, and location.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Qualifications

  • 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.
  • Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.

Skills

Required:Electrical design softwareOscilloscope

Benefits

  • This paid, full-time program spans multiple months during the academic year, offering extended immersion in real-world hardware development and testing.
  • Mentorship from Shield AI Engineers.
  • Opportunity to attend presentations from company leaders, social and networking events.
  • Paid company holidays.
  • Relocation stipend eligibility.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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