Electrical/Avionics Internship — Hands-on Flight Systems, SF

Speedrun Talent Network; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay

Hands-on mentorship from engineers

Team lunches and activities

Job summary

Astro Mechanica is seeking an electrical engineering intern for the summer of 2027 to help design, build, and improve electrical subsystems for engines and aircraft. You’ll be embedded with the avionics team in San Francisco, working on real flight hardware alongside full-time engineers.

Mentorship from senior engineers, exposure to fault-tolerant design, and responsibilities spanning hardware and software will prepare you for rigorous testing and integration before flight.

Qualifications

• Pursuing BS/MS/PhD in EE/CE/AE or related field.
• Hands-on experience with electrical or avionics systems.
• Experience with wire harnesses, connectors, soldering or crimping.
• Familiarity with installing and troubleshooting electronic sensors and components.
• Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, etc.).
• Exposure to schematic capture or PCB design tools (Altium, KiCad).
• Experience with Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Familiarity with embedded systems and comms protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet).

Responsibilities

• Support design and build-out of electrical avionics systems for flight hardware and test infrastructure.
• Assist with electrical avionics component selection, analysis, and integration.
• Design, build, and test wire harnesses and related subsystems.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot sensors and electronic components.
• Write scripts/tools to automate testing, data collection, and hardware bring-up.
• Support subsystem and integration testing and analyze data to verify requirements.
• Collaborate with software, GNC, propulsion, and structures engineers on electrical interfaces.
• Own a scoped project through the summer and present results at internship end.

Skills

Electrical engineering basics

Python scripting

Bash scripting

CAN/SPI/I2C/UART protocols

Altium/KiCad PCB tools

Soldering & crimping

Electrical test equipment

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Python

Altium

KiCad

Job description

Astro Mechanica is seeking an electrical engineering intern for the summer of 2027 to help design, build, and improve electrical subsystems for engines and aircraft. You’ll be embedded with the avionics team in San Francisco, working on real flight hardware alongside full-time engineers.

Mentorship from senior engineers, exposure to fault-tolerant design, and responsibilities spanning hardware and software will prepare you for rigorous testing and integration before flight.