Avionics Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Impulse Space•Redondo Beach, CA

74d•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 is 12 weeks long from May/June through August/September 2027.

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
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.

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