2027 Summer Avionics Electrical Engineer Intern

Ursa Major; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental and adoptive leave

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k with company match

Job summary

Ursa Major, a leader in propulsion and defense systems, invites an Electrical Engineering intern to join a multidisciplinary team. You will design, develop, integrate, and qualify mission-critical avionics hardware for advanced missile and defense systems, gaining hands-on experience across the product lifecycle.

You will work on high-reliability mixed-signal assemblies, processor/FPGA cards, power electronics, and interfaces, collaborating with seasoned engineers in a real-world aerospace

Qualifications

• 3 yrs of college-level courses in Electrical Engineering.
• Understanding of digital and mixed-signal circuit design, analysis, and test.

Responsibilities

• Develop digital or analog/mixed-signal designs; perform design, test, and release to production.
• Support avionics architecture trade studies, performance characterization, and device selection.
• Contribute to hardware/software interface definitions and test automation.

Skills

Digital & mixed-signal design

Schematic capture & layout

Programming & scripting (Python, C)

Education

3 yrs Electrical Engineering coursework

Tools

Altium

Zuken

Xpedition

Job description

The future of aerospace and defense starts here.

Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch. We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands.

Modern aerospace and defense systems rely on highly integrated avionics to provide command and control, guidance, navigation, communications, power distribution, and mission processing. As an Electrical Engineering intern, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team to design, develop, integrate, and qualify mission-critical avionics hardware supporting advanced missile and defense systems.

In this role, you will support the design and development of high-reliability mixed-signal electronic assemblies, including processor and FPGA-based circuit cards, power electronics, digital communications interfaces, and hardware supporting embedded software. You will have the opportunity to contribute throughout the product lifecycle—from requirements development and architecture through design, integration, verification, qualification, and transition to production—while working closely with experienced engineers and gaining hands‑on experience with real‑world aerospace and defense hardware.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside other electrical engineers to develop digital or analog/mixed-signal designs; including requirements definition, design, development, electrical check-out/test, qualification and release to production.
• Support avionics architecture trade studies, analyses, performance characterization, specification, and device selection.
• Perform portions of de-rating analysis, worst case circuit analysis, FMECA, and system reliability analysis.
• Develop avionics interfaces between components.
• Support definition and implementation of hardware to software interfaces to implement control laws and automated test functions.
• Support risk analyses, design for test or manufacturability, and root‑cause analysis of test discrepancies.

Requirements Qualifications

• 3 yrs of college-level courses in Electrical Engineering
• Understanding of digital and mixed-signal circuit design, analysis, and test.

Desired Experience

• Hands-on experience with schematic capture and layout tools (Altium, Zuken, Xpedition or equivalent)
• Hands-on experience with ASIC/FPGA design tools
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and testing analog or digital circuits in a lab.
• Hands-on experience with electrical lab equipment (power supplies, oscilloscopes, multi-meters, etc.)
• Proficiency with scripting; programming and analysis/modeling tools: Python, Linux/Windows shell scripting; assembly language, C, C++; MATLAB / Simulink / SPICE (or similar)
• A desire to design mission critical hardware for flight or space applications

Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $30.00/hour, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.

Classification: Full-time Non-Exempt

Benefits Include: (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)

• Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
• Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)
• Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D
• Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
• EAP Program
• Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match

NOTE:

Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who believes they have the skills and the drive necessary to succeed here to apply for this role.

Must be a U.S. Person (this includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents).

Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.

We’re an equal-opportunity employer. You will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

No outside recruiters, please.