Rocket-Ready Avionics Intern (Summer 2027)

Rendezvous Robotics; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Rendezvous Robotics, based in Golden, Colorado, is seeking an Avionics Engineering Intern for Summer 2027. You will contribute to power electronics design, PCB layout, and avionics hardware bring-up while working across hardware, software, and systems engineering disciplines.

The role requires pursuing an EE/CE degree with coursework in power electronics and PCB tools; preferred experience includes gate drivers, isolated power architectures, and embedded firmware.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Coursework or project experience in power electronics or analog/digital circuit design.
• Familiarity with PCB design tools (KiCad, Altium, or similar)

Responsibilities

• Support design and review of power electronics, including battery management and protection circuits.
• Work on PCB design for onboard electronics.
• Help analyze cross-domain fault behavior and edge cases in the power system.
• Support power distribution and bus architecture work across internal interfaces.
• Assist with bring-up and debug of avionics hardware on the bench.

Skills

Power electronics

Analog/digital circuit design

Gate drivers

DC-DC converters

Battery management systems

Isolated power architectures

Embedded firmware

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Education

Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (pursuing)

Tools

KiCad

Altium

Job description

Rendezvous Robotics, based in Golden, Colorado, is seeking an Avionics Engineering Intern for Summer 2027. You will contribute to power electronics design, PCB layout, and avionics hardware bring-up while working across hardware, software, and systems engineering disciplines.

The role requires pursuing an EE/CE degree with coursework in power electronics and PCB tools; preferred experience includes gate drivers, isolated power architectures, and embedded firmware.