Hardware Electrical Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
About The Position
RTX BBN Technologies is seeking an eager intern to join its Physical Systems and Sciences group in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group applies cross-discipline techniques to tangible prototype systems and develops scientific systems designed to operate in challenging environments. The intern will join a project team designing, analyzing, and prototyping innovative multi-domain system architectures. The role supports program teams with system design, characterization, documentation, and testing, while offering opportunities to learn both creative and disciplined engineering approaches alongside experienced team members.
Requirements
- Be pursuing a bachelor's or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM major, and remain actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
- Have experience using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, meters, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and various probes.
- Have exposure to reading and interpreting schematics, circuit diagrams, and system-level block diagrams.
- Have experience with design, simulation, analysis, and/or implementation individually or as part of a project team.
- Be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; an active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one.
Nice To Haves
- Experience bringing up and debugging new hardware designs.
- Experience testing and characterizing circuit designs.
- Experience performing system-level testing, reporting results, and writing basic scripts to automate test processes.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python or bash.
- Prior experience with Product Data Management systems, bills of materials, product structures, or configuration management.
- Prior experience using ORCAD or KiCAD schematic and layout tools.
- Experience with programming languages such as C, C++, or MATLAB.
- Experience using Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design, analysis, and prototyping of innovative multi-domain system architectures.
- Support program teams in system design, characterization, documentation, and testing.
- Bring up and debug new hardware designs.
- Test and characterize circuit designs.
- Perform system-level testing and report results.
- Write basic scripts to automate test processes.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Parental leave.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and other factors.
- Relocation eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
