Radar FPGA Design Intern (Electrical Engineering)

Logi Code; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligibility

Benefits package

Job summary

RTX's Airborne Radar Electronics Design Department seeks an Electrical Engineering Intern for Summer 2027 to support VHDL-based firmware development and hardware integration for advanced airborne radar systems.

You will work with radar electronics engineers on real hardware, learn to use industry-standard EDA tools, and participate in board bring-up, testing, and system verification in a lab environment.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM major and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co‑op session.
• Must have a minimum of 60 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co‑op session.
• Coursework or project experience involving VHDL, Verilog, and digital logic design
• Familiarity with FPGA development environments (Vivado, Quartus, ModelSim, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of electronics, digital interfaces, and hardware test equipment
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work effectively in a lab‑focused engineering environment

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing, modifying, and verifying VHDL firmware modules for radar‑related FPGA subsystems
• Support simulation, testbench development, and debugging using industry‑standard EDA tools
• Participate in airborne radar hardware integration, could include board‑level bring‑up, signal interface testing, and system validation
• Execute structured test procedures and document results thoroughly
• Troubleshoot firmware, digital interfaces, and radar hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and FPGA debugging tools
• Collaborate with engineering teams to validate system functionality and implement required design updates
• Support continuous improvement of test setups, documentation practices, and development workflows

Skills

VHDL

Verilog

Digital logic design

FPGA development environments

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or STEM

60 credit hours by start

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

ModelSim

Job description

RTX's Airborne Radar Electronics Design Department seeks an Electrical Engineering Intern for Summer 2027 to support VHDL-based firmware development and hardware integration for advanced airborne radar systems.

You will work with radar electronics engineers on real hardware, learn to use industry-standard EDA tools, and participate in board bring-up, testing, and system verification in a lab environment.