Virginia Microelectronics Engineering Intern, Summer 2026
About The Position
You don’t see it, but it’s there. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F-35 fighter jet. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate For Those Who Move The WorldTM.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with us. Our Manassas, Virginia team has an opening for a microelectronics hardware engineering intern to develop the most advanced radiation hardened computer processors, ASICs, and FPGAs to support our Space Systems line of business. We are seeking team players with strong interests in computer architecture, digital logic, VLSI, design verification, digital system testing, re-configurable computing, systems on a chip, or circuit board design. You would be a member of the team whose products have been deployed in commercial, civil and national security space missions; including GPS, weather monitoring, satellite TV and radio, exploring the universe; most notably the Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Additional work opportunities would include electronic warfare technology to deliver superior situational awareness, even in the most complex battlespace – defeating threats long before they can be seen. With this job, you will have the opportunity to be an integral part of developing hardware from concept to deployment.
Requirements
- Must have a passion and desire to work in the field of Microelectronics
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Self-starter and a good team player
- Ability to mentor and willingness to be mentored
- Working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
Nice To Haves
- Experience in leading a design team
- Experience in hardware design and hands-on lab debug
- Experience with generating scripts (Perl, Tcl, Python)
- Working knowledge of C/C++
- Experience in HDL Design / Development, including:
- Ability to distill higher level requirements into micro-architecture
- VHDL or Verilog HDL coding
- Digital simulation using Modelsim/Questa or similar
- Working knowledge of internal logic analyzer (ILA/chipscope/signaltap)
- Experience and willingness for lab testing
- Working towards an advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
Benefits
- Temporary employees generally are not eligible for BAE Systems benefits, but can elect to participate in the 401(k) savings plan.
- Temporary employees working 20+ hours per week are eligible for medical benefits, the employee assistance program, and business travel accident insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
