Aerospace GN&C Autonomy Intern (Summer)

AV; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation stipend

Housing reimbursement

Paid internship

Job summary

AV in Simi Valley, CA offers a paid Summer Internship Program designed to provide students with an immersive, hands-on experience in aerospace and defense. Interns work with the Small Unmanned Systems team on GN&C, autonomy, flight testing, and hardware/software development.

This 12-week, onsite program is for motivated students or recent graduates with a minimum 3.0 GPA, and opportunity for relocation and housing reimbursement depending on location.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s in a relevant field such as aerospace, electrical, mechanical, or computer science.
• Completed coursework in GN&C, flight dynamics, control systems, embedded systems, or robotics.
• Strong interest in aircraft systems and aerospace engineering.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design and development of GN&C systems for current and future aircraft projects.
• Support system testing, including simulation environments (SIL/HIL) and basic flight test preparations.
• Help implement and test basic flight control algorithms under supervision.
• Participate in subsystem integration and data analysis activities.
• Support engineering documentation and report writing.
• Collaborate with engineering and test teams to troubleshoot and validate technical solutions.
• Learn and apply engineering processes and tools relevant to flight systems.
• Perform other duties or learning assignments as needed.

Skills

GN&C

Autonomy

Flight testing

Software development

Hardware development

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

AV in Simi Valley, CA offers a paid Summer Internship Program designed to provide students with an immersive, hands-on experience in aerospace and defense. Interns work with the Small Unmanned Systems team on GN&C, autonomy, flight testing, and hardware/software development.

This 12-week, onsite program is for motivated students or recent graduates with a minimum 3.0 GPA, and opportunity for relocation and housing reimbursement depending on location.