Summer Development Engineer Intern – Aerospace

Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc.; Simsbury (CT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is offering a 12-week summer internship for engineering students. The Development Engineer Intern role provides hands-on experience across electrical projects and exposure to industry experts.

You will assist with instrumentation design, circuit analysis, PCB design, testing, and technical reporting in a development lab environment. The program emphasizes formal feedback, networking, and exposure to leadership.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree with junior standing in an engineering discipline.
• Internship focuses on electrical project support and hands-on lab work.
• Opportunities to work with instrumentation, PCB design, and testing processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and fabrication of test article instrumentation.
• Circuit analysis and data interpretation.
• Harnessing, soldering, and testing of electronic assemblies.
• PCB design for development projects.
• Electrical database administration and documentation.
• Hands-on testing of electronics in a development lab.
• Environmental and dynamic testing of development and qualification assemblies.
• Assess and mitigate technical risks and contribute to risk plans.
• Generate technical reports for development tests and analyses.

Skills

Circuit analysis

PCB design

Test instrumentation

Soldering

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is offering a 12-week summer internship for engineering students. The Development Engineer Intern role provides hands-on experience across electrical projects and exposure to industry experts.

You will assist with instrumentation design, circuit analysis, PCB design, testing, and technical reporting in a development lab environment. The program emphasizes formal feedback, networking, and exposure to leadership.