Spacecraft Avionics Intern: PCB Design & Testing

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 68,000; Part time

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is offering an Avionics Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) to design, manufacture, and test custom circuit boards and other avionics devices. You will collaborate with software, propulsion, and systems engineers on spacecraft electronics development, including PCB schematic/layout, bench testing, and manufacturing.

The 12-week internship runs May/June through August/September 2027, on-site in Redondo Beach, with compensation at $32.00/hour and potential overtime.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience making your own PCBAs.
• Experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level or system level.
• Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns.

Responsibilities

• Do schematics, layout, and manufacturing for test and/or flight products
• Bring up new circuit boards, run tests on them, and deploy them to where they’re needed
• Work with engineers from other departments to test how avionics devices interact with fluids and propulsion devices
• Do simulation and analysis of circuits and systems

Skills

PCB design experience

Circuit debugging

Team collaboration

Communication of issues

Education

Bachelor's or master's in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is offering an Avionics Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) to design, manufacture, and test custom circuit boards and other avionics devices. You will collaborate with software, propulsion, and systems engineers on spacecraft electronics development, including PCB schematic/layout, bench testing, and manufacturing.

The 12-week internship runs May/June through August/September 2027, on-site in Redondo Beach, with compensation at $32.00/hour and potential overtime.