Avionics Engineering Internship - Summer 2026
Varda Space Industriesa day ago
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Summary
Varda Space Industries is seeking an Avionics Engineering Intern for Summer 2026 to join their team in El Segundo, CA. The role involves designing and testing custom PCBs for embedded electronics and supporting hardware system development.
About the Role
As an Avionics Engineering Intern, you will be responsible for designing and testing custom PCBs for embedded electronics and analog/digital systems. You will work on end-to-end development of hardware systems, including schematic capture, layout, and testing. Interns will contribute to projects such as an Embedded Camera System, Thermocouple Logger, and Analog TEC Controller, gaining hands-on experience in a collaborative startup environment.
About You
Required:
- Prior experience designing PCBs (printed circuit boards).
- Familiarity with microcontroller programming.
- Some experience or interest in Python programming.
- Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Preferred:
- Familiarity with Altium or other PCB design tools.
- Entering Junior year or later in your academic program.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to debug hardware prototypes.
- Previous hands-on experience in project teams or labs.
Benefits
- Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side.
- Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded).
- 401(k) matching (interns excluded).
- Unlimited PTO (interns excluded).
- Health insurance, including Vision and Dental.
- Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
- Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded).
Varda Space Industries
Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Reusable rockets have lowered the cost of access to space and opened up a range of in-space activities. Now that access to space is cheap, it’s what we do there that counts. From new, life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optic cables, there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy and creating products that will benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
El Segundo, CA