Space Vehicle Electrical Engineering Intern

York Spaces Systems • Greenwood Village, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Space Vehicle Electrical Engineering Intern will gain hands-on experience developing, testing, and troubleshooting flight hardware for next-generation satellites. Working with the Electrical Power Systems (EPS) and Command & Data Handling (C&DH) teams, the intern will help advance hardware concepts from laboratory development through orbital preparation. The role combines technical hardware development with laboratory testing, PCBA debugging, and test automation.

This internship is fully on-site at the company’s Greenwood Village, Colorado office during Summer 2027.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related STEM discipline.
• Hands-on familiarity with laboratory instruments such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and digital multimeters.
• Basic exposure to hardware design or analysis tools such as Altium Designer, KiCad, or LTspice, and programming in Python.
• Practical experience designing, building, or modifying hardware through coursework, laboratory work, or personal projects.
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident) due to ITAR and export control protocols.
• Ability and willingness to work full-time in-office at the Greenwood Village, Colorado location.
• Ability to document and communicate complex ideas and collaborate with other technical teams.

Nice To Haves

• Clear understanding of passive electronic components, power regulators, microcontrollers, and standard communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, and UART.
• Active participation in hands-on, high-reliability technical project teams, such as CubeSat, Mars or Lunar Rover, Formula SAE Electric, or Solar Car.
• Previous aerospace or electronics internship or co-op experience.

Responsibilities

• Isolate hardware anomalies to the component level on complex analog, digital, and power distribution circuits, including development benches and flight-ready hardware.
• Execute functional, parametric, and environmental testing on satellite subsystems and components.
• Write and modify Python scripts to automate hardware commanding and data collection.
• Support EPS and C&DH engineers with schematic reviews, component selection, and laboratory test setups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern