Aerospace Systems Test Engineer Intern - Paid Relocation

AV; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing reimbursement

Relocation support

Paid internship

Job summary

AeroVironment is offering a paid Summer Internship Program in the United States. The 12-week onsite role supports testing and development of unmanned systems, avionics, and related hardware/software projects.

Ideal candidates are current college students or recent graduates with a 3.0 GPA or higher, pursuing a relevant engineering discipline, and eager to gain hands-on industry experience under mentorship. Relocation/housing stipends may be available.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Software, or related field.
• 0–2 years of relevant academic or project experience.
• Familiarity with writing bug reports and root-cause analysis.
• Exposure to Object-Oriented Programming (C# or LabVIEW a plus).
• Basic understanding of debugging and troubleshooting processes.
• Ability to estimate cost or development time based on project requirements.
• General knowledge of mechanical/electrical design principles and test instrumentation.
• Understanding of writing and executing test specifications.
• Awareness of manual and automated testing methodologies across product development stages.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, development, deployment, troubleshooting, and upgrading of test equipment used for testing PCBAs and AV systems.
• Support the design and development of C# / OOP software using the Visual Studio IDE.
• Develop test software programs in C#.
• Collaborate with teammates to develop test plans, gather requirements, and create test strategies.
• Analyze, process, and format test results following standard 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 testability.
• Develop test cases for power conversion devices, motor control systems, and avionics components.
• 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.
• Receive mentorship while working on scoped problems.

Skills

Bug reporting

OOP - C#/LabVIEW

Debugging

Test planning

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Software Engineering

Tools

Visual Studio

Job description

AeroVironment is offering a paid Summer Internship Program in the United States. The 12-week onsite role supports testing and development of unmanned systems, avionics, and related hardware/software projects.

Ideal candidates are current college students or recent graduates with a 3.0 GPA or higher, pursuing a relevant engineering discipline, and eager to gain hands-on industry experience under mentorship. Relocation/housing stipends may be available.