Avionics Hardware Internship: Embedded Systems (Summer 2027)

Varda

El Segundo (CA)

On-site

USD 39,000 - 52,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend
Commuter benefit
Relocation support
Wellness reimbursement
One Medical membership

Job summary

Varda offers an Avionics Engineering Internship for Summer 2027, based on-site in Los Angeles, CA. The role focuses on designing and testing embedded electronics, PCBs, and hardware systems while gaining hands-on experience in a startup aerospace environment.

Intern candidates must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program in Electrical Engineering or related field and be entering their junior year or later.

Qualifications

  • Familiarity with microcontroller programming.
  • Some experience or interest in Python programming.
  • Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

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: integrate camera + optics + microprocessor + Ethernet for use in microscopy and star trackers.

Skills

Microcontroller programming
Python programming
Attention to detail

Education

Electrical Engineering (pursuing)

Tools

Altium

Job description

Varda offers an Avionics Engineering Internship for Summer 2027, based on-site in Los Angeles, CA. The role focuses on designing and testing embedded electronics, PCBs, and hardware systems while gaining hands-on experience in a startup aerospace environment.

Intern candidates must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program in Electrical Engineering or related field and be entering their junior year or later.

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