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 nine 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.
Job Description:
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!
As an intern on the Production Planning team, you will work to establish demonstrated build times for 100% of produced assemblies at the Frisco manufacturing facility. You will be required to observe and time the builds of every unique assembly produced in Frisco. These times will be recorded, part number by part number, and loaded into manufacturing systems. You will be required to move between work centers, track one of each individual assembly, and only time hands-on technician labor. This will require bouncing between orders, activating timers only while builds are active and maintaining a spreadsheet to record all times. Desired end state will be to have a recorded build time for 100% of unique built assemblies. During the course of these builds, you will also observe the “cradle to grave” process of a manufacturing order and offer suggestions for improvements in the flow of material and tracking of orders.
Project Goals & Deliverables:
- Project Objectives:
- Measure the hands-on labor time of every unique build assembly at the Frisco manufacturing facility
- Record these times into our systems for use in Production Planning capacity decisions.
- Project Impact on the business:
- Recording demonstrated build times manually provides a baseline from which to measure existing capacity decision-making tools as well as in-progress Manufacturing Execution System (MES) development
- Having demonstrated accurate build times allows Production Planning to make mathematically accurate decisions with regards to capacity, labor scheduling, and the loading of new demand.
- How this supports the interns career path:
- Witnessing and recording the assembly of a complex airborne vehicle (VBAT) from lowest sub-assemblies to final assembly and test will provide outstanding context to any manufacturing-based career.
- Recording, maintaining, and loading these builds times will provide the intern with the experience of contributing to the development of an advanced manufacturing system.
- Project Deliverables:
- Spreadsheet with at least one recorded build time for every assembly produced at Shield AI
- Times listed above must be loaded into Shield AI’s ERP system
Required qualifications:
- You are an undergraduate, graduate or PhD student expected to graduate in December 2026 or Spring 2027.
- General / rough understanding of manufacturing basics
- Average (or above) skill level with Microsoft Excel
- Good communication skills required to interface with supervisors and technicians of every work center
- Attention to detail a must
KPIs & Milestones:
- At the beginning of the project, a list will be provided of all built assemblies at Shield AI. On a weekly basis, the percentage of completion for the list will be measured as it gets filled out. Likewise, progress of times being loaded into ERP will be tracked on a weekly basis. At the end of the project, both lists must reach 100% completion.
Rising Bachelor's graduate = $28/hour
Rising Master's graduate = $32/hour
Rising PhD graduate = $38/hour
Housing stipend provided, amount based on location
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Shield AI is proud to offer competitive pay and a housing stipend for qualified hires. While our People Experience team provides resources and assistance, interns are responsible to find their own housing and travel to and from their office location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
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