Avionics Engineering Intern: Build Spacecraft Electronics

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 89,544,000 - 99,187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Commuter benefit

Hourly rate

Job summary

Varda Space Industries invites motivated students for a Spring 2027 Avionics Engineering Internship in El Segundo, CA. The role focuses on designing and testing embedded electronics, developing hardware end-to-end, and supporting microcontroller-based systems on spacecraft hardware.

Interns work on real projects under the Avionics Team, gaining hands-on experience with PCB design tools like Altium and learning from aerospace professionals in a startup environment.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with microcontroller programming.
• Some experience or interest in Python programming.
• Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Entering Junior year or later in your academic program.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to debug hardware prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Design and test custom PCBs for embedded electronics and analog/digital systems
• Work on end-to-end development of hardware systems including schematic capture, layout, and testing
• Support embedded system development using microcontrollers and sensors
• Contribute to one or more projects; Embedded Camera System, Thermocouple Logger, Analog TEC Controller

Skills

Microcontroller programming

Python programming

Attention to detail

Debugging hardware

Education

Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium

Job description

Varda Space Industries invites motivated students for a Spring 2027 Avionics Engineering Internship in El Segundo, CA. The role focuses on designing and testing embedded electronics, developing hardware end-to-end, and supporting microcontroller-based systems on spacecraft hardware.

Interns work on real projects under the Avionics Team, gaining hands-on experience with PCB design tools like Altium and learning from aerospace professionals in a startup environment.