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We’re developing long-range VTOL aircraft, autonomy software, and the operational foundation needed to move critical payloads between hospitals, labs, and healthcare facilities on-demand faster and more reliably.\nWe’re early, small, and moving quickly. Joining now means you'll have a direct role in shaping the foundation of Haast - our culture, engineering process, testing discipline, partner relationships, and the path from prototype to a real medical logistics network.\nWe’re looking for high-agency people who want ownership, urgency, and system-level impact from day one.\nAbout the Role\nHaast is looking for Fall/Winter Engineering Co-ops to join our aircraft development team for an extended full-time work term.\nThis role is designed for students seeking deeper ownership than a traditional internship, with the opportunity to spend a full semester or longer contributing to real aircraft development. You will work closely with the founding engineering team across aircraft design, prototyping, avionics, controls, simulation, manufacturing, and flight testing.\nYou won't just shadow other engineers-you'll make real contributions to hardware, participate in test campaigns, and be involved in genuine engineering decisions.\nWhat You’ll Do\nSupport the design, build, and testing of autonomous aircraft prototypes.\n\nWork on a focused engineering project based on your background and company needs.\n\nAssist with airframe design, mechanical design, prototyping, avionics, controls, simulation, manufacturing, or flight-test support.\n\nBuild, assemble, modify, and repair aircraft hardware.\n\nCreate CAD models, test fixtures, documentation, analysis, or simulation tools.\n\nAssist with flight-test preparation, data review, repairs, and design iteration.\n\nAnalyze test results and help integrate lessons learned into aircraft improvements.\n\nDocument your work to continuously improve future builds and tests.\n\nYou May Be a Fit If You Are\nPursuing a degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, robotics, computer engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.\n\nAble to work full-time during the Fall/Winter co-op term.\n\nInterested in aircraft, drones, autonomy, hardware, manufacturing, or medical logistics.\n\nHands-on and comfortable working in a shop, hangar, or field-test environment.\n\nComfortable learning quickly and working through ambiguity.\n\nPractical, self-directed, and willing to take ownership.\n\nExcited to work in an early-stage startup where priorities change rapidly and the work is impactful.\n\nNice to Have\nExperience with CAD, 3D printing, drones, aircraft, robotics, controls, simulation, electronics, or manufacturing.\n\nInvolvement in student projects like rocketry, Formula SAE, robotics, UAV teams, design teams, research labs, or personal hardware projects.\n\nFamiliarity with SolidWorks, Python, MATLAB, ArduPilot, PX4, electronics, composites, wiring, or flight testing.\n\nExperience building something that needed to work in the real world.\n\nWhy This Role Matters\nA co-op term gives you enough time to see multiple design-build-test cycles. 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