Aerospace Systems Test Engineer Intern

AV; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment invites motivated students or recent graduates to join its Summer Internship Program in California. This 12-week, onsite internship focuses on hands-on testing of AV systems and unmanned aircraft components. You will work with the Test Equipment Engineering team to design, develop, and troubleshoot test equipment and software.

Applicants should be pursuing a B.S. degree in engineering disciplines, with 0–2 years of related experience and familiarity with C# or LabVIEW.

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.
• 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.
• Awareness of test instrumentation and basic design principles.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, development, deployment, troubleshooting, and upgrading of test equipment for 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.
• Learn and apply professional engineering concepts and AV procedures to resolve routine issues.
• Work on problems of limited scope while receiving detailed instructions and mentorship.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bug reports & root-cause analysis

Object-Oriented Programming

C#

LabVIEW

Debugging

Test planning

Education

Pursuing B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Pursuing B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Pursuing B.S. in Software Engineering

Tools

C#

LabVIEW

Visual Studio

Job description

AeroVironment invites motivated students or recent graduates to join its Summer Internship Program in California. This 12-week, onsite internship focuses on hands-on testing of AV systems and unmanned aircraft components. You will work with the Test Equipment Engineering team to design, develop, and troubleshoot test equipment and software.

Applicants should be pursuing a B.S. degree in engineering disciplines, with 0–2 years of related experience and familiarity with C# or LabVIEW.