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- Hours
- Full time
- Posted
- Sep 2
Worker Type
Supplemental
Job Description
Summer Internship Program
Our paid Summer Internship Program is designed to provide students with an immersive, hands-on experience within the aerospace and defense industry. Interns work alongside AV team members on meaningful projects involving cutting-edge technology while developing professional relationships, strategic problem-solving skills, and practical experience in a full-time work environment.
This is a 12-week, onsite program intended for highly motivated and passionate students who are currently enrolled in college or are recent graduates.
What you'd do
- Assist in the design, development, and troubleshooting of test equipment for printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), subsystems, and full systems
- Help develop and deploy test software to support hardware integration and validation
- Support the maintenance and upgrade of test systems used during production
- Participate in test plan creation, requirements documentation, and validation strategies
- Assist in executing tests on power systems, avionics, and propulsion components (functional, performance, and environmental)
- Learn and apply engineering best practices, processes, and documentation standards
- Support hardware bring-up, test station calibration, and system verification
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including hardware, software, and systems engineers
- Perform other related duties as assigned to support ongoing engineering efforts
- Ability to work in an office and light manufacturing/test environment (Constant)
What they want
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Academic or personal project experience in one or more of the following
- Power electronics, battery systems, or electric motors
- Embedded systems, FPGA, or RF systems
- Digital and analog circuit design
- Familiarity with electrical protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, USB, CAN, or LVDS
- Basic programming knowledge in C, C++, or C#
- Exposure to test equipment like oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power supplies
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Effective communication skills and abil ity to work well in a team
About AeroVironment
Based in California, AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer, Dr. Paul MacCready, we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone, and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Instituti…
- Starts
- 2026-09-01