Electrical Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

RTX•El Segundo, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

RTX is seeking an Electrical Engineering Intern for Summer 2027 to contribute to the development of aerospace products. The intern will gain hands-on experience working alongside experienced engineers on the design and analysis of high-speed digital hardware and associated test equipment. The role involves developing schematics, participating in circuit card layouts, performing circuit analysis, and assisting with circuit card assemblies that may include FPGAs, flash memory, DDR RAM, ADCs, DACs, power conversion integrated circuits, and supporting analog circuits. The intern will collaborate with mechanical, test, firmware, systems, and manufacturing engineers, and participate in laboratory validation and troubleshooting of electronic assemblies and systems. The position is onsite in El Segundo, California, and requires U.S. citizenship.

Requirements

Be pursuing a bachelor's or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering and remain actively enrolled through completion of the internship session.
Have completed at least 60 credit hours by the start of the internship session.
Have coursework, laboratory experience, or project experience in circuit design and analysis.
Have experience or coursework using tools such as MATLAB, SPICE, and circuit board design software.
Be a U.S. citizen; only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program or contract.

Nice To Haves

Experience or coursework in electrical design and analysis using circuit board design tools such as Mentor Graphics XPedition and HyperLynx SI.
Familiarity with designing circuit card assemblies featuring FPGAs, flash memory, DDR RAM, ADCs, DACs, power conversion integrated circuits, and supporting analog circuits.
Experience or coursework in FPGA-based circuitry and JTAG programming of FPGA devices.
Knowledge of microcontroller programming and signal integrity analysis.

Responsibilities

Support the design and development of high-speed digital hardware for aerospace products and associated test equipment.
Use standard design and layout tools to develop schematics, participate in circuit card layouts, and perform circuit analysis.
Assist in designing circuit card assemblies featuring FPGAs, flash memory, DDR RAM, ADCs, DACs, power conversion integrated circuits, and supporting analog circuits.
Collaborate with mechanical, test, firmware, systems, and manufacturing engineers to develop electronic hardware solutions.
Participate in hands-on laboratory validation and troubleshooting of complex electronic assemblies and systems.
Contribute to the design and analysis of FPGA-based circuitry and JTAG programming of FPGA devices.
Support microcontroller programming and signal integrity analysis.