Aerospace Systems Test Engineer Intern

AV; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Housing stipend

Job summary

AeroVironment offers a paid Summer Internship Program designed to provide students with an immersive, hands-on experience in the aerospace and defense industry. This 12-week, onsite program invites highly motivated students to work with AV teams on meaningful projects involving cutting-edge technology, while developing professional relationships and problem-solving skills in a full-time environment.

Interns must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, with preference for juniors or above.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of relevant academic or project experience in test development, lab environments, or manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with writing bug reports and root-cause analysis.
• Exposure to Object-Oriented Programming (C# or LabVIEW experience a plus).
• Basic understanding of debugging and troubleshooting processes.
• Ability to estimate cost or development time based on project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, development, deployment, troubleshooting, and upgrading of test equipment used for testing PCBAs, sub-systems, and AV systems during production.
• Support the design and development of C# / OOP software using the Visual Studio IDE.
• Assist in developing test software programs in C#.
• Collaborate with team members to develop test plans, gather requirements/specifications, and create test strategies.
• Analyze, process, and format test results following standard practices and procedures.
• Work toward meeting project deliverables and timelines in a fast-paced engineering environment.
• Support cross-functional teams across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Provide feedback to product design teams regarding design testability.
• Assist in developing test cases for power conversion devices, motor control systems, and avionics components from early design stages through final testing.
• Execute functional and performance tests on avionics power and propulsion components under supervision.

Skills

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Communication

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Mechanical/Software Engineering

Tools

Visual Studio

C#

Job description

AeroVironment offers a paid Summer Internship Program designed to provide students with an immersive, hands-on experience in the aerospace and defense industry. This 12-week, onsite program invites highly motivated students to work with AV teams on meaningful projects involving cutting-edge technology, while developing professional relationships and problem-solving skills in a full-time environment.

Interns must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, with preference for juniors or above.