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Shield AI · 1 day ago

Electrical Engineering Fall Co-op (June 2026)

Boston, MA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$40/hr - $56/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. They are seeking a Co-op candidate to gain hands-on experience in hardware development and testing, contributing to the development of autonomous aircraft while being mentored by a senior engineer.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesDronesMachine LearningNational Security

H1B Sponsor Likely

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

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringElectrical design softwareCircuit board designHigh voltage power electronicsProject ownershipTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

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

Benefits

Housing stipend provided for those who qualify.

PTO

401k

Healthcare

Company

Shield AI

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Shield AI is a deep-tech company that focuses on developing AI-powered systems to enhance the safety of service members and civilians.

Founded in 2015

San Diego, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.shield.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Shield AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (3)

2024 (3)

2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$1.31B

Key Investors

Hercules CapitalUS Innovative Technology FundSnowpoint Ventures

2025-03-06Series F· $240M

2023-12-29Debt Financing· $200M

2023-10-31Series F· $300M

Leadership Team

Gary Steele

Chief Executive Officer

Brandon Tseng

Co-Founder

Recent News

GlobeNewswire

Artificial Intelligence in Defense and Security Global Research Report 2025: Market to Reach $22.75 Billion by 2029 - Long-term Forecast to 2034

2026-01-07

Techmeme

A look at military tech startup Shield AI, recently valued at $5.6B, and its new CEO Gary Steele, who aims to grow annual revenue from $300M to $1B by 2028 (Jessica Mathews/Fortune)

2025-12-22

Fortune

Shield AI took its drones from the ‘Batcave’ to the battlefield. Now the $5.6 billion defense-tech startup’s new CEO says it’s at an inflection point

2025-12-21

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