Summer 2027 Internship: Software Engineering

Skyband Systems•Kirkland, WA

1d•$50•Onsite

About The Position

Skyband Systems has developed the M100, a certified avionics system designed to counteract GPS jamming and spoofing, providing pilots with a reliable position source independent of GPS by fusing Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite signals with inertial sensing. The company is a fast-paced, VC-backed team in Kirkland, WA, comprised of engineers who previously scaled Starlink Aviation at SpaceX. Skyband designs, builds, tests, and flies its own hardware in its own aircraft, offering significant ownership opportunities to its team members.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
3+ months of software engineering experience from internships, research, student project teams, or substantial personal projects.
Comfortable writing and debugging software in at least one programming language (C++, Rust, and Python are used).
Familiarity with source control, automated testing, and fundamental software engineering practices.
Authorized to work in the United States.
Full-time, onsite in Kirkland, WA for a minimum of 12 consecutive weeks beginning January 2027.
Able to lift up to 25 lbs. and work in lab and hangar environments.
Occasional travel for aircraft integration and flight test may be required.

Nice To Haves

Experience building and testing a significant software project outside of the classroom, with the ability to explain design decisions and tradeoffs.
Experience with modern C++, Rust, and Python.
Familiarity with Linux, embedded systems, concurrency, networking, or hardware interfaces.
Experience with simulation, numerical methods, signal processing, estimation, or analysis of real-world sensor data.
Experience building automated test systems, hardware-in-the-loop tests, or software that interacts with physical hardware.
Familiarity with CI/CD, build systems, cloud infrastructure, telemetry, or production observability.
Interest in aviation, navigation, GNSS, inertial sensing, or safety-critical systems.
Clear written communication and the discipline to document assumptions, tests, results, and unresolved problems.

Responsibilities

Write, test, and ship production software for the M100 and its supporting systems.
Develop embedded and real-time software for sensor processing, system health, navigation, and aircraft interfaces.
Build simulators, replay tools, and data-analysis software to interpret lab and flight data for engineering decisions.
Expand automated unit, integration, and hardware-in-the-loop testing, including fault injection and control of real hardware.
Debug issues across software, Linux, networks, electronics, test equipment, and aircraft installations.
Improve build, CI, release, and observability tooling for repeatable and traceable software changes.
Support system qualification and flight test, and document designs and results to certification standards.