Electrical Engineer Intern (EE, RF, FPGA disciplines) - Phoenix Site

What you will do

• Work under the guidance of experienced electrical, hardware, firmware, and RF engineers.
• Support the development, analysis, and review of electrical and electronic designs for aerospace and avionics applications.
• Assist with circuit card design activities, including requirements development, schematic capture, simulation, design review, and hardware integration.
• Support analog, digital, power, RF, microwave, and multifunction circuit designs based on project needs.
• Contribute to programmable logic and FPGA development activities, which may include firmware requirements, RTL coding using VHDL or Verilog, simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, and implementation.
• Assist with the development of simulation testbenches, verification procedures, board-level test procedures, and test scripts.
• Execute engineering tests using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and power supplies.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize measurement data, test results, anomalies, and supporting technical evidence.
• Support hardware and FPGA bring-up, integration, troubleshooting, debugging, regression testing, and failure-reproduction activities.
• Participate in hardware, firmware, and software integration testing under engineering guidance.
• Support testing and analysis of RF performance characteristics that may include gain, noise figure, sensitivity, impedance matching, VSWR, spurious emissions, and harmonic emissions.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, peer reviews, technical discussions, defect investigations, and project status updates.
• Develop, modify, and maintain engineering documentation, including requirements, specifications, procedures, test results, and design records.
• Identify opportunities to improve simulation, verification, test efficiency, repeatability, automation, and documentation quality.
• Apply sound engineering judgment, attention to detail, and disciplined configuration control while working in a regulated aerospace environment. 

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Foundational knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
• Analog or digital circuit design
• Electronic hardware development
• Digital logic or programmable logic
• RF, microwave, electromagnetics, or communication systems
• Embedded systems or computer architecture
• Basic understanding of the engineering development lifecycle, including requirements, design, implementation, integration, testing, verification, and documentation.
• Ability to follow detailed technical procedures and work safely with laboratory equipment.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to document technical work and test results accurately.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment while completing assigned work with appropriate independence.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and willingness to ask questions and seek guidance when needed. 
• This position may require access to information, technology, software, or hardware that is subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. To comply with these requirements, applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person

Preferred Qualifications

• Student entering junior or senior year, graduate student, or recent graduate preparing for an entry-level electrical engineering role.
• Coursework, academic projects, student organization experience, prior internship experience, or personal projects involving electrical hardware, firmware, FPGA, or RF engineering.
• Experience developing or reviewing electrical schematics and working with circuit cards or electronic assemblies.
• Coursework or project experience using VHDL or Verilog, including state machines, synchronous design, and timing fundamentals.
• Exposure to FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Vivado or ISE, Intel Quartus, or similar tools.
• Experience with simulation tools such as ModelSim, QuestaSim, ADS, AWR, HFSS, or equivalent engineering applications.
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python or Tcl for test, build, or engineering automation.
• Familiarity with common digital interfaces and protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, AXI, Ethernet, or DDR.
• Exposure to embedded processors, microcontrollers, or system-on-chip FPGA technologies.
• Experience using electronic or RF laboratory test equipment.
• Familiarity with RF concepts such as transmission lines, S-parameters, impedance matching, gain, noise figure, modulation, RF link budgets, or spectrum requirements.
• Familiarity with avionics products or technologies such as TCAS, transponders, TAWS, ADS-B Out, or ADS-B In.
• Demonstrated initiative, intellectual curiosity, and eagerness to learn in a collaborative engineering environment.