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Join Shield AI's Co-op program as a Reliability Engineering intern, where you'll support hardware reliability testing, collaborate cross-functionally, and conduct failure analysis. Ideal for students in their 2nd year or beyond of a relevant engineering degree.
Job Description
* Support environmental and stress testing efforts (e.g., temperature cycling, vibration, HALT/HASS) to validate hardware reliability
* Assist in failure analysis and root cause investigations for manufacturing non-conformances and field returns
* Analyze test results and field data to help identify potential failure modes and reliability risks
* Collaborate with design engineers to incorporate design-for-reliability best practices
* Participate in design reviews and FMEA activities to evaluate potential issues
* Support development of corrective actions and process improvements to enhance hardware reliability
* Assist in reviewing materials, manufacturing processes, and component selection for reliability considerations
* Utilize data analysis tools (e.g., Python) to support reliability assessments and reporting
* Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams
* Travel occasionally to support testing or supplier engagements as needed
Requirements:
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Have completed at least the 2nd year of a relevant degree. Typically, Mechanical, Materials, or Reliability engineering.
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Strong technical fundamentals.
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Have been part of an engineering team/club.
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Experience with design software and tools such as Altium, ANSYS Mechanical, SolidWorks, etc
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Hands-on experience with materials characterization equipment including SEM, microscopes, CT, FTIR, DSC, and others.
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Demonstrated history of showing ownership of project outcomes and delivering exceptional results.
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Record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others.
Responsibilities
What you'll do:
Examples of projects:
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Qualify a new PCBA material for flight through material downselection, environmental testing, and destructive verification.
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Perform reliability analyses on avionics, compute, and high voltage power electronics to ensure field performance.
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Work with a senior engineer to environmentally test a new Avionics system.
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Develop software tools to analyze components and feed results into reliability analyses.
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Run a HALT campaign to ensure a series of new circuit boards are highly reliable.
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Perform failure analysis on a failed electronic product or component.
Requirements
Required qualifications:
About the job
- Posted on
- Oct 23, 2026
- Job type
- Full-time
- Location
- Seattle, WashingtonOn-site
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