Avionics Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

Impulse Space • Redondo Beach, CA

1d • $32 • Onsite

About The Position

As an Avionics Engineering Intern your core responsibility will be to design, manufacture, and test custom circuit boards and other end devices. You will work with software engineers, propulsion engineers, and others. You will have the opportunity to contribute to various aspects of spacecraft electronics development, including PCB schematic/layout, bench testing, and manufacturing.

This internship will run from May to August 2026.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Experience making your own PCBAs
• Experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level or system level
• Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns
• Willing and able to work on-site in Redondo Beach, CA for the duration of the internship
• This role may require overtime hours; interns are eligible for overtime pay.
• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with batteries, solar arrays, motors, harnessing, sense elements, or other non-PCBA electrical devices
• Experience working collaboratively on a team with a mix of hardware and software engineers
• Experience working in a vehicle development environment (cars, planes, rockets, satellites, drones, boats, etc)
• Experience with Altium Designer

Responsibilities

• Do schematics, layout, and manufacturing for test and/or flight products
• Bring up new circuit boards, run tests on them, and deploy them to where they’re needed
• Work with engineers from other departments to test how avionics devices interact with fluids and propulsion devices
• Do simulation and analysis of circuits and systems

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees