Electrical System Integration Engineer (Fall 2026 Internship)

Reliable Robotics; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Robotics is seeking an Electrical System Integration Engineering Intern to join our System Integration Engineering team in Mountain View, CA. You will own projects through planning, assembly, and testing phases and contribute to our automated flight systems.

The role blends electrical and mechanical hardware, with hands-on development on our aircraft and lab setups. Prior coursework and interest in hardware, software, and data analysis are valued.

Qualifications

• Junior or Senior standing in a 4-year college degree program in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals.
• Experience reading electrical wiring schematics.
• Experience testing electronic systems for proper performance.
• Experience writing and running code.

Responsibilities

• Own a project through planning, assembly and testing phases of development.
• Gain experience in system design and hands-on building/testing of systems in lab and on development aircraft.
• Contribute to high-priority, value-added intern projects for automated flight systems.

Skills

Electrical fundamentals

Wiring schematics

Electronics testing

Programming

Hardware hands-on

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Electrical test stands

Job description

We're building safety‑enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods – and eventually people – move around the planet. We are a team of mission‑driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self‑driving cars working to make this future a reality.

As an Electrical System Integration Engineering Intern at Reliable Robotics, you will be a part of the System Integration Engineering team, reporting to the system integration engineering manager. This is a small team of highly motivated people designing, testing, and flying advanced electrical systems. We enjoy combining mechanical and electrical hardware and getting it onto an aircraft safely and quickly.

Responsibilities

In your role as a system integration intern, you will get to own a project through the planning, assembly, and testing phases of development. Our intention is for integration interns to get experience in system design as well as hands‑on experience building and testing systems both in the lab and on our development aircraft. All of our intern projects are high priority and value‑added efforts contributing to our automated flight systems.

Basic Success Criteria

• Junior or Senior standing in 4‑year college degree program in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience
• Solid understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals
• Experience reading electrical wiring schematics
• Experience testing electronic systems for proper performance
• Experience writing and running code

Preferred Success Criteria

• Hands on application of electronic systems through classes, clubs, or hobbies
• Experience designing a system architecture and weighing design options to accomplish specific system requirements
• Ability to design, build, and operate electrical test stands and equipment
• Excellent measurement, technical writing, and data analysis skills
• Eagerness to both teach and learn

Learn more about the internship experience at Reliable Robotics from former interns: link

Internship opportunities are located at our corporate office in Mountain View, CA. The estimated annualized salary for this internship is $100,000.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non‑U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non‑U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export‑controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export‑controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [e-mail]

Compensation Range: $100K