Summer 2027 Mechanical Engineering Intern
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will gather requirements and design and validate test stands for aircraft components and subsystems. You will develop environmental-test tooling, specify facility requirements, participate in design reviews, and advocate for simpler testing processes.
Requirements
- Pursue an undergraduate, graduate, or PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related STEM field
- Understand electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, programming, physics, and mathematics fundamentals
- Have experience with multidisciplinary hardware development projects
- Demonstrate written and verbal communication skills
- Be available to start on either June 1 or June 22
Responsibilities
- Gather requirements and design and validate test stands
- Design tooling for environmental testing
- Design test stands and fixtures for aeronautical components
- Specify facility requirements for environmental test chambers
- Participate in cross-functional design reviews
- Advocate for simpler testing processes
Benefits
- Housing stipend for qualified hires
- Company-sponsored events