Embedded Design Engineer (Intern - Spring 2027)

SRC Inc.; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Tuition support

Retirement contribution

Job summary

SRC, Inc. is seeking an Embedded Design Engineer Intern for Spring 2027 in Syracuse, NY. You will work on cutting-edge FPGA and embedded technologies, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and receiving mentorship from experienced engineers.

You will gain hands-on experience across DSP, high-speed protocols, hardware interfaces, and more. In this role, you will implement FPGA solutions, verify firmware through simulations and hardware tests, and learn best practices in programmable logic

Qualifications

• Two years of college toward a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
• Coursework or hands‑on experience in digital design or embedded processing.
• Familiarity with VHDL/Verilog, C, or Python is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement FPGA solutions using VHDL/Verilog
• Verify firmware designs through simulation and hardware testing, identifying and resolving design issues
• Learn and apply best practices in programmable logic design and development
• Learn and apply FPGA design principles including RTL design, verification, logic synthesis, prototyping, and timing analysis
• Use Python, TCL and other scripting languages to automate CI/CD workflows

Skills

Digital design

Embedded processing

VHDL/Verilog familiarity

C programming

Python programming

Strong communication

Education

Two years of college toward bachelor's in EE/CE

Job description

SRC, Inc. is currently seeking an Embedded Design Engineer Intern for Spring 2027. You will help shape cutting‑edge FPGA and embedded technologies. In this hands‑on role, you’ll contribute directly to real‑world engineering projects while learning from experienced mentors who are invested in your growth. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and gain exposure to digital signal processing, high‑speed communication protocols, hardware interfaces, and more.

What You’ll Do

• Implement FPGA solutions using Very High-Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language (VHDL)/Verilog
• Perform verification of firmware designs through simulation and hardware testing, identifying, and resolving any design issues or bottlenecks
• Learn and apply best practices in programmable logic design and development
• Learn and apply FPGA design principles including RTL design, verification, logic synthesis, prototyping, and timing analysis
• Use Python, TCL and other scripting languages to automate continuous development, continuous integration (CI/CD) workflows

What You’ll Bring

• Two years of college completed toward a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field
• A minimum grade point average of 3.3
• Coursework or hands‑on experience in digital design or embedded processing
• Strong understanding of digital logic principles
• Familiarity with VHDL/Verilog, C, or Python is preferred
• Strong communication skills and collaborative mindset

What Sets Us Apart?

SRC, Inc., a not‑for‑profit research and development company, combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve “impossible” problems in the areas of defense, environment and intelligence. Across our family of companies, we apply bright minds, fresh thinking and relentless determination to deliver innovative products and services that areredefining possible®. When you join our team, you’ll be a part of something truly meaningful — helping to keep America and its allies safe and strong. You’ll collaborate with more than 1,400 engineers, scientists and professionals — with 20 percent of those employees having served in the military — in a highly innovative, inclusive and equitable work environment. You’ll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes four or more weeks of paid time off to start, 10 percent employer contribution toward retirement, and 100 percent tuition support.

Total compensation for this role is market competitive. The anticipated range for this position based out of Syracuse, NY is estimated at $22 to $26/hour. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s experience, skills, and abilities, geographic location as well as other business and organizational needs. SRC offers competitive benefit options, for more details please visit our website.

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