Haast Autonomous is seeking Spring/Summer Engineering Co-ops to join the aircraft development team. Co-ops will collaborate directly with the founding engineering team across aircraft design, prototyping, avionics, controls, simulation, manufacturing, and flight testing. This is not a shadowing role—your work will directly impact hardware, test campaigns, and key engineering decisions. You will own a focused engineering project and contribute to multiple design-build-test cycles.

Responsibilities

Support the design, build, and testing of autonomous aircraft prototypes
Own a focused engineering project based on your skills and team needs
Assist in 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
Help with flight-test prep, data review, repairs, and design iteration
Analyze test results and integrate lessons into future designs
Thoroughly document your work for continuous team improvement

Requirements

Pursuing a degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, robotics, computer engineering, computer science, or a closely related field
Able to work full-time during the Spring/Summer co-op term
Passionate about aircraft, drones, autonomy, hardware, manufacturing, or medical logistics
Hands-on and comfortable in a shop, hangar, or field-test environment
Quick to learn and ready to navigate ambiguity
Practical, self-directed, and take initiative
Eager to work in a fast-paced startup where priorities shift and your work matters

Nice to have

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