Haast Autonomous is seeking Fall/Winter Engineering Co-ops to join the aircraft development team. Co-ops will work closely with the founding engineering team across aircraft design, prototyping, avionics, controls, simulation, manufacturing, and flight testing, making real contributions to hardware and participating in test campaigns.

Responsibilities

Support the design, build, and testing of autonomous aircraft prototypes.
Work on a focused engineering project based on your background and company needs.
Assist with airframe design, mechanical design, prototyping, avionics, controls, simulation, manufacturing, or flight-test support.
Build, assemble, modify, and repair aircraft hardware.
Create CAD models, test fixtures, documentation, analysis, or simulation tools.
Assist with flight-test preparation, data review, repairs, and design iteration.
Analyze test results and help integrate lessons learned into aircraft improvements.
Document your work to continuously improve future builds and tests.

Requirements

Pursuing a degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, robotics, computer engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.
Able to work full-time during the Fall/Winter co-op term.
Interested in aircraft, drones, autonomy, hardware, manufacturing, or medical logistics.
Hands-on and comfortable working in a shop, hangar, or field-test environment.
Comfortable learning quickly and working through ambiguity.
Practical, self-directed, and willing to take ownership.
Excited to work in an early-stage startup where priorities change rapidly and the work is impactful.

Nice to have

Experience with CAD, 3D printing, drones, aircraft, robotics, controls, simulation, electronics, or manufacturing.
Involvement in student projects like rocketry, Formula SAE, robotics, UAV teams, design teams, research labs, or personal hardware projects.
Familiarity with SolidWorks, Python, MATLAB, ArduPilot, PX4, electronics, composites, wiring, or flight testing.
Experience building something that needed to work in the real world.