Antenna Engineering Intern (Spring 2027)

Impulse Space•Redondo Beach, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Antenna Engineering Intern at Impulse, your core responsibility will be to support design, test, and integration of antenna systems for spacecraft communication systems and GNSS receivers. You will work with antenna engineers, RF engineers, avionics electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and others to develop performant and maintainable solutions. Your contributions will range from scripting for early antenna design to integration testing to supporting antennas at the vehicle level. This internship is 12 weeks long from January to May 2027.

Requirements

In progress Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related
1+ year experience in antenna, RF, or electrical hardware design, bringup, and test, including lab work and university projects
Experience writing Python, MATLAB, or another scripting tool
Familiarity with electromagnetic concepts such as impedance matching, s-parameters, microwave network analysis, and power handling

Nice To Haves

Experience doing RF system-level testing in the lab using equipment such as spectrum analyzers, power meters, oscilloscopes, and noise figure analyzers.
Familiarity with a PCB design software such as KiCad, Altium, or Cadence
Experience working closely with mechanical and vehicle engineers to integrate antenna or electrical designs with mechanical hardware
Experience analyzing antenna systems in the lab (s-parameters, isolation, radiation patterns, propagation effects, etc)
Familiarity with 3D EM simulation tools such as CST, HFSS, ADS, FEKO, COMSOL, or Cenos
Experience in a start-up or agile development environment

Responsibilities

Perform antenna testing using test chambers and analyze test data
Analyze real-world performance of antennas, debug antenna issues on completed vehicles, and investigate methods to improve vehicle radiated performance
Support RF and avionics teams by performing EM simulations of PCBs and other vehicle structures for desense analysis, co-existence simulations, and transmission loss
Contribute to design of antennas for Impulse’s future vehicles
Work closely with RF engineers and mechanical engineers to integrate antenna designs into RF front ends and vehicle structures
Design mechanical antenna support structures including mounting fixtures, hats, and other test systems