Avionics Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Rendezvous Robotics; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Rendezvous Robotics, based in Golden, Colorado, is seeking an Avionics Engineering Intern for Summer 2027. You will contribute to power electronics design, PCB layout, and avionics hardware bring-up while working across hardware, software, and systems engineering disciplines.

The role requires pursuing an EE/CE degree with coursework in power electronics and PCB tools; preferred experience includes gate drivers, isolated power architectures, and embedded firmware.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Coursework or project experience in power electronics or analog/digital circuit design.
• Familiarity with PCB design tools (KiCad, Altium, or similar)

Responsibilities

• Support design and review of power electronics, including battery management and protection circuits.
• Work on PCB design for onboard electronics.
• Help analyze cross-domain fault behavior and edge cases in the power system.
• Support power distribution and bus architecture work across internal interfaces.
• Assist with bring-up and debug of avionics hardware on the bench.

Skills

Power electronics

Analog/digital circuit design

Gate drivers

DC-DC converters

Battery management systems

Isolated power architectures

Embedded firmware

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Education

Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (pursuing)

Tools

KiCad

Altium

Job description

Avionics Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Today, everything we send to space is constrained by what fits inside a rocket fairing. That's a fundamental bottleneck to building more capable spacecraft. Rendezvous Robotics is solving this problem with electromagnetic self-assembling tiles: modular spacecraft components that rendezvous, dock, and latch to assemble bigger and more powerful spacecraft than anything that can be folded to fit into a rocket.

We're a small team based in Golden, Colorado, executing on a clear path from flight demonstration to our first operational systems. Our work spans hardware, software, and systems engineering. We are looking for the best people in the world who want to build the next generation of advanced spacecraft.

Responsibilities

• Support design and review of power electronics, including battery management and protection circuits
• Work on PCB design for onboard electronics
• Help analyze cross-domain fault behavior and edge cases in the power system
• Support power distribution and bus architecture work across internal interfaces
• Assist with bring-up and debug of avionics hardware on the bench

Basic Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Coursework or project experience in power electronics or analog/digital circuit design
• Familiarity with PCB design tools (KiCad, Altium, or similar)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with gate drivers, DC-DC converters, or battery management systems
• Understanding of isolated sensing or isolated power architectures
• Exposure to embedded firmware for hardware bring-up
• Experience debugging with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other bench equipment

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Rendezvous Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Rendezvous Robotics is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.