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Summer 2027 - Mechanical Engineering Intern

Shield AI· Campus Recruiting – Mechanical
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Seattle, WA, Dallas, TX$38/hr - $65/hrInternPosted 4w ago

About the role

Internship for Mechanical Engineering students to work on design, testing, and development of Shield AI's autonomous UAV products (X-BAT/V-BAT). On-site, paid, with mentorship, project ownership, and potential job offer at internship end.

Responsibilities

  • Own requirements gathering, design, and validation of multiple test stands used to test components and subsystems on X-BAT or V-BAT
  • Design tooling to hold devices-under-test (DUTs) during environmental testing.
  • Design test stands and test fixtures that interface with engines, electric motors, circuit boards, and various other aeronautical components.
  • Specify facilities requirements (electrical, plumbing, etc…) for environmental test chambers.
  • Contribute to and attend cross-functional design reviews. Advocate for design changes that result in simpler testing processes.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • You are an undergraduate, graduate or PhD student pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field.
  • Strong understanding of fundamental engineering concepts, including EE, Mech E, Programming, Physics, and Mathematics.
  • Experience working on multidisciplinary hardware development projects, which can be from an internship, job, club, team, personal project, etc.
  • Great written and verbal communication.
  • 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.

Skills

Required:Mechanical engineering fundamentalsMultidisciplinary hardware developmentCommunication

Benefits

  • Paid internship
  • Mentorship from Shield AI Engineers
  • Project-based internship with potential job offer
  • Company-sponsored events
  • Housing stipend for qualified hires
  • Paid company holidays
  • relocation stipend may be available
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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Our mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems.

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