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Avionics Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Impulse Space

Job Location:

Redondo Beach, CA - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 32 - 32

Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)

Application Deadline: 27 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

As an Avionics Engineering Intern your core responsibility will be to design manufacture and test custom circuit boards and other end devices. You will work with software engineers propulsion engineers and others. You will have the opportunity to contribute to various aspects of spacecraft electronics development including PCB schematic/layout bench testing and manufacturing.

*This internship is 12 weeks long from May/June through August/September 2027

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 theyre 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

Minimum Qualifications

Currently enrolled in a bachelors or masters 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

Preferred Skills and Experience

Experience with batteries solar arrays motors harnessing sense elements or other non-PCBA electrical devices
Experience working collaboratively on a team with a mix of hardware and software engineers
Experience working in a vehicle development environment (cars planes rockets satellites drones boats etc)
Experience with Altium Designer

Additional Requirements:

Willing and able to work on-site in Redondo Beach CA for the duration of the internship
This role may require overtime hours; interns are eligible for overtime pay.

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Required Experience:

Intern

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