Electrical Engineering Co-op — Summer 2027

Job overview

The Electrical Engineering Co-op — Summer 2027 is an onsite, paid co-op opportunity in Dallas, TX, with an ideal start date of June 2027 and a flexible end date. Pay is $38–$73 per hour, determined by academic level. Shield AI develops intelligent systems, including autonomous aircraft, to protect service members and civilians. The co-op gives a student hands-on ownership of a project supporting autonomous aircraft development. Working with cross-functional engineers and a senior engineer mentor, the co-op may contribute to circuit-board design, power electronics, avionics validation, bug fixes, automated testing, or reliability testing, depending on project needs.

What you'll do

• Own a project tailored to the co-op’s start date, duration, and location
• contribute to autonomous aircraft development
• work with a senior engineer mentor. Example projects include circuit-board design, power electronics design and verification, avionics bring-up and validation, identifying and fixing bugs, building automated test racks, and running reliability testing.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

electrical engineering co-op

summer 2027

autonomous aircraft

circuit board design

power electronics

avionics

hardware testing

engineering mentorship

dallas tx

shield ai

$38–$73/hr

june 2027 start

paid holidays

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Possible relocation stipend
• mentorship
• company-leader presentations
• social and networking events
• paid company holidays.

Why this role

The posting describes a paid, multi-month program with mentorship, company-leader presentations, social and networking events, and possible relocation stipend eligibility. Applicants must have completed at least the second year of a relevant degree.

About the employer

Shield AI is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.