Supports the Airworthiness and Safety team with aviation approval packages, compliance matrices, safety assessments, hazard tracking, incident analysis, regulatory documentation, audits, and mishap investigations. Coordinates technical information across engineering, flight operations, and customer support teams while helping organize flight-test data and improve reporting tools for unmanned aircraft certification and safe fielding.
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and 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.
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Airworthiness and Safety Intern: Support Shield AI’s Airworthiness and Safety team in developing the documentation, analyses, and processes needed to safely test and field V-BAT, X-BAT, and autonomy capabilities.
Working under the team’s guidance, the intern would:
* Help prepare airworthiness approval packages, compliance matrices, and supporting evidence for military and civil aviation authorities.
* Organize flight-test and operational data supporting safety assessments and certification activities.
* Support hazard tracking, safety reporting, incident trend analysis, and corrective-action follow-up.
* Maintain regulatory approval trackers and improve documentation, templates, and reporting tools.
* Coordinate with engineering, flight operations, and customer support teams to collect and organize technical information.
* Support aviation safety audits and mishap investigations
Desired qualifications:
Pursuing a degree in engineering, aviation safety, or a related field.
Strong technical writing, analytical, and organizational skills. Interest in unmanned aircraft, aviation, aviation safety, and certification; familiarity with data analysis tools is a plus.
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