About the role#
The Electrical Design Engineering Intern works with our team to move aerospace hardware from concept toward flight qualification. You will own a scoped electrical design project for the summer. You will work with a dedicated mentor and have direct access to the build and test engineers who bring your work to life. This is not a shadowing program. You will design, build, and debug real hardware. Your schematics and boards will be reviewed with the same rigor as a full-time engineer, and you will have hardware on the bench before you leave.
What you'll do#
- Contribute to the design and prototyping of new electrical hardware.
- Support electrical design for flight hardware, including schematic capture, electrical analysis, component selection, de-rating, and PCBA layout.
- Build and bring up early revision hardware, then iterate based on bench results.
- Run bench testing and functional development tests on the hardware you build.
- Debug failures to the root cause and update your design accordingly.
- Select components while considering de-rating, tolerance, and availability.
- Work with test engineering to define and execute functional and environmental test plans.
- Incorporate feedback from build engineers regarding manufacturability and testability into your layouts.
- Evaluate existing designs for opportunities to improve reliability and reduce cost.
- Present your project and results to the engineering team at the end of the internship.
What you'll need#
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD program in electrical engineering, computer engineering, engineering physics, or a related field.
- Returning to school in Fall 2027, or graduating in Spring 2027 with interest in a full-time role.
- Completed coursework in circuits, electronics, or signals with a working understanding of first principles across power, filtering, and logic.
- Hands-on electrical design experience through coursework, student project teams, personal projects, or a prior internship.
- Experience debugging with an oscilloscope, multimeter, and logic analyzer.
- Familiarity with schematic capture and PCB layout tools like Altium, KiCad, or OrCAD.
- Experience with circuit simulation, component selection, and de-rating.
- Experience on student project teams building electronics for physical hardware such as rocketry, Formula SAE, CubeSat, or robotics.
- Experience with firmware or embedded software.
- Familiarity with DO-160, MIL-STD, or other qualification and certification frameworks.
- Ability to use engineering first principles to simplify requirements.
Location & details#
- This is a paid, full-time internship located on-site in El Segundo, California.
- Occasional travel to vendors or other company sites may be required.
- This position requires access to information subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons as defined by ITAR.
About Amca
Amca manufactures aircraft components for clients across the globe. The company operates as a collection of aerospace suppliers based in the United States. It includes subsidiaries such as Electro-Mech Components, Cal-Draulics, and Aerospace Control Products. Founded in 2024, the business maintains a staff of 51 to 200 employees. Its headquarters are located in El Segundo, California.
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