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Electrical Engineering Spring Co-op (January 2027) (R4475)

Spring co-op for rising 2027 Electrical Engineering graduates working on autonomous aircraft hardware projects like circuit board design, power electronics, and avionics validation. Requires 2+ years of degree progress, technical fundamentals, and tool experience.

83k – 116kDallas, TXSan Diego, CABoston, MAHardware EngineeringOnsiteEntry level
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About the role

What you'll do

  • Given ownership of a tailored project contributing to autonomous aircraft development.
  • Partnered with a senior engineer for mentorship.
  • Examples of projects:
    • Design circuit boards involving analog, digital, mixed signal, high speed circuits for prototype flight computer testing.
    • Design, simulate, and verify high voltage power electronics (>10kW) DC/DC Converters and DC/AC inverters.
    • Bring-up and validate new Avionics systems.
    • Identify bugs and drive fixes.
    • Build test racks for automated test coverage of flight critical sub-systems.
    • Run HALT campaigns for circuit board reliability.

Required qualifications

  • Completed at least 2nd year of relevant degree (typically Electrical Engineering).
  • Strong technical fundamentals.
  • Part of an engineering team/club.
  • Experience with electrical design software and tools such as Altium, KiCAD, oscilloscope, etc.
  • Demonstrated ownership of project outcomes and exceptional results.
  • Record of hard work, trustworthiness, high standards, and kindness.

Skills

AltiumKicadOscilloscopeCircuit DesignPower ElectronicsAvionicsPcb DesignHaltAnalog CircuitsDigital Circuits

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