Electrical Engineering Intern: UAS Hardware & PCB

Blackwing; El Segundo (CA); Hybride; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to solve water scarcity through advanced UAS and sensing subsystems. You will join the Engineering team working on our UAS platform, dispersion payload, and in-situ/remote sensing systems.

Reporting to the Lead Electrical Engineer, you will rapidly prototype hardware, design PCBs with Altium or KiCad, and help bring up boards for flight testing while documenting your work and collaborating across mechanical, software, and manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with PCB design software (Altium or KiCad).
• Familiarity with embedded systems and microcontrollers (Raspberry Pi, NVIDIA Jetson, STM32, ESP32, RP2040).
• Embedded programming experience (Rust, Arduino, Python, or C++).
• Familiarity with power electronics circuits (buck and boost converters, BMS, power switching circuits).
• Experience with EE Lab equipment (Oscilloscope, Power Supply, DC Load, etc.).
• Experience applying technical ability outside of the classroom (personal projects, research, extracurriculars, or prior internship/work experience).

Responsabilités

• Rapid hardware prototyping: Design and build functional prototypes for UAS subsystems, iterating quickly based on flight test feedback and mission requirements.
• PCB design: Create schematic and layouts for power distribution, sensor interfaces, payload controllers and communication modules using Altium or KiCad.
• Board bringup and testing: Assemble, debug, and validate new PCBs; develop test procedures and fixtures to verify functionality and reliability under flight conditions.
• Documentation: Write technical documentation, prepare fabrication and assembly data for manufacturers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Mechanical engineers, software engineers, and manufacturing.

Connaissances

PCB design

Embedded systems

Embedded programming

Power electronics

Rapid hardware prototyping

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Outils

Altium

KiCad

Raspberry Pi

NVIDIA Jetson

Description du poste

Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to solve water scarcity through advanced UAS and sensing subsystems. You will join the Engineering team working on our UAS platform, dispersion payload, and in-situ/remote sensing systems.

Reporting to the Lead Electrical Engineer, you will rapidly prototype hardware, design PCBs with Altium or KiCad, and help bring up boards for flight testing while documenting your work and collaborating across mechanical, software, and manufacturing teams.