2027 Summer Intern - Human Machine Teaming - 6532
Shieldai · Washington, D.C.
About this role
## Shield AI — 2027 Summer Intern (Human Machine Teaming) Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company on a mission to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Our products include **Hivemind autonomy software**, **V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft**, and **Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies**. This internship is part of the **Human Machine Teaming (HMT)** group within **Hivemind Solutions’ Strategic Product Development** team. HMT focuses on the design, development, management, and assurance of **adaptive relationships between end users and the systems they operate**—not just an interface problem or a function-allocation exercise. ### What you’ll do - Become a skilled user of the **Hivemind SDK** and its autonomy modules, building with the same tools development teams and customers use. - Conduct **knowledge elicitation** and **applied human factors** work, including front-end analysis with developers as users of the Hivemind SDK (e.g., **Forge** and **Commander**) and with other HMIs. - Translate **developer, operator, and customer needs** into **HMT requirements** that SDK and HMI teams can implement and test. - Specify HMT requirements for **developer-facing** and **operator-facing** interfaces and systems, and review proposed designs against them. - Assess whether delivered tools, code, and systems satisfy stated user requirements; document gaps and recommended remedies. - Define **acceptance criteria** and **evaluation methods** for HMT requirements, maintaining traceability from need → requirement → acceptance → robustness testing. - Develop and maintain **HMT design/development guidance**, documentation, and training materials that developers can use independently. - Represent HMT in **design reviews**, **architecture decisions**, and trade-off discussions. - Turn recurring friction in the development toolchain and resulting HMIs into durable, prioritized requirements. - Work alongside the development team as needed—implementing requirements in code and resolving integration/API issues so effective HMT is built into the user experience from the start. - Feed implementation constraints and technical realities back into HMT design and experimentation to keep requirements buildable. - Support **field events** and **operator engagements**, and carry learnings into requirements for development teams. - Travel to company, test, demonstration, and customer locations to conduct project work (**~20%**). ### Internship highlights - Paid internship with **hands-on mentorship** - Opportunity to make **real contributions** through an internship project - Possible **job offer** at the end - Company-sponsored events, networking, and the chance to explore a new city
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