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Shieldai26d ago
USD 42–62/yr

Embedded Software Engineering Intern - 2026 Summer Intern (Boston, MA)

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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems.

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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube

Our 2026 Summer Internship program is a wonderful opportunity for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 graduates to immerse themselves in an innovative and mission driven culture. Our 10-week paid internship program will provide you with hands on mentorship, an opportunity to add real contribution to our company via your internship project, and a possible job offer at the end. You will have the chance to make lifelong friendships, expand your network, and learn all about what it's like to work in a high-growth, fast scaling tech unicorn. You'll take part in company sponsored events and enjoy exploring a new city. Read on below to learn more about this unique internship!

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Our 2026 Summer Internship program is a wonderful opportunity for rising 2027 graduates to immerse themselves in an innovative and mission driven culture. Our 10-week paid internship program will provide you with hands on mentorship, an opportunity to add real contribution to our company via your internship project, and a possible job offer at the end. You will have the chance to make lifelong friendships, expand your network, and learn all about what it's like to work in a high-growth, fast scaling tech unicorn. You'll take part in company sponsored events and enjoy exploring a new city. Read on below to learn more about this unique internship!
 
The Embedded team contributes to this effort by developing real-time software that controls our advanced UAV while in flight. You will write embedded firmware in C/C++, develop tests and reporters in Python, and work cross-functionally with electrical and mechanical engineers to determine software requirements. Help us save lives as we strive to deliver the most highly reliable aerospace hardware in the industry.
  • The general area will be making contributions to our firmware or flight control software codebase by implementing an end-to-end feature.
  • While the specific project scope is not known, it will be derived from our team’s backlog of work. This will ensure that it directly meets business needs.
  • The project will be directly related to embedded software development. The intern will work with full-time engineers to design, implement and test their solution.
  • You are an undergraduate, graduate or PhD student expected to graduate in December 2026 or Spring 2027.
  • Pursuing a degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or related STEM field. 
  • Software development expertise in C++
  • Experience with software development on real-time embedded systems (academic or college extracurricular projects are applicable)
  • 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.
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    Posted
    March 30, 2026
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    March 30, 2026
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    April 26, 2026

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    Embedded Software Engineering Intern - 2026 Summer Intern (Boston, MA)USD 42–62