Electrical Engineering Co-op, January 2027

Job overview

The Electrical Engineering Co-op, January 2027 role is onsite in Boston, MA. Pay is $40–$56 per hour. Shield AI develops intelligent systems, including autonomous aircraft, to protect service members and civilians. The co-op provides hands-on engineering work that contributes to aircraft development and testing. The student owns a project tailored to the co-op’s start date, duration, and location, with guidance from a senior engineer and a connection to the program’s development objectives.

What you'll do

• Own a project tailored to the co-op’s start date, duration, and location
• contribute to autonomous aircraft development. Example projects include designing circuit boards, designing and verifying high-voltage power electronics, validating avionics, identifying and driving fixes for bugs, building automated test racks, and running reliability testing campaigns.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

electrical engineering

co-op

january 2027

circuit design

power electronics

avionics

hardware testing

boston ma

shield ai

$40–$56/hr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Mentorship
• company leader presentations
• social and networking events
• paid company holidays
• possible relocation stipend.

Why this role

Requires completion of at least the second year of a relevant degree, typically electrical engineering, and experience with electrical design software and tools such as Altium, KiCAD, or an oscilloscope. A senior engineer mentor is provided. A relocation stipend may be available; interns are eligible for paid company holidays.

About the employer

Shield AI is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.