Radar Systems FPGA Engineer Intern

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligibility

Job summary

Raytheon is seeking an Electrical Engineering Intern for Summer 2027 to support VHDL firmware development and hardware integration for airborne radar systems. You will work with radar electronics engineers on real hardware and participate in FPGA development, digital design verification, and system troubleshooting.

The role offers mentorship, exposure to practical radar hardware workflows, and opportunities to contribute to system-level validation and test setup improvements.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM major and actively enrolled through 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.

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, including 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

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

ModelSim

Job description

Raytheon is seeking an Electrical Engineering Intern for Summer 2027 to support VHDL firmware development and hardware integration for airborne radar systems. You will work with radar electronics engineers on real hardware and participate in FPGA development, digital design verification, and system troubleshooting.

The role offers mentorship, exposure to practical radar hardware workflows, and opportunities to contribute to system-level validation and test setup improvements.