Hardware Test Engineer (Summer 2026 Internship)

Reliable Robotics • Mountain View, CA

75d • $100,000

About The Position

We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods — and eventually people — move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality. As a Hardware Test Engineering Intern at Reliable Robotics, you will be a key part of the Hardware Test team. This is a small team of broadly experienced engineers that strive to ensure that all hardware being produced meets the stringent requirements for aviation. Hardware Test Engineers are one of the essential interfaces between the design, production, and flight test teams and are exposed to a wide variety of engineering fields and technical challenges. You will be creating automated test stands to replicate extreme flight conditions on our hardware and mechanisms that will serve as the backbone of our qualification testing. You will help to break our development hardware, help root-cause the failure modes, and provide critical input in redesigning it. You will be writing the software and building the hardware platforms for the command, control and data collection systems that will test our systems to rigorous aerospace standards.

Requirements

• Junior or Senior standing in 4-year college degree program in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering OR equivalent practical experience
• A demonstrated passion for mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical hardware
• Experience using ECAD tools such as Altium or MCAD tools such as NX
• Comfort with basic software scripting in Python, C/C++, or MATLAB
• Working understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering fundamentals (statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, basic circuit design)
• Eagerness for hands-on work - integration of sensors, building harnesses, diagnosing and debugging equipment and hardware

Nice To Haves

• Hands on application of engineering through classes, clubs, or hobbies
• Familiarity with test instrumentation and data collection methods such as NI DAQ, UEI DAQ, LabJack, etc.
• Working knowledge of measurement and data analysis; ability to clearly present technical data and state its limitations

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of the development of mechanical or electrical test stands for development testing, production acceptance testing, functional and environmental qualification testing
• Author, execute, and audit test plans, procedures, and reports
• Work closely with design engineers and flight test engineers to design, build, test and improve flight hardware

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees