Summer 2027 - Electrical Engineering Internship, Hardware

CesiumAstro develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. The company is seeking Summer 2027 electrical engineering interns to design and build electronics hardware for satellite communication systems, contributing to schematics, layouts, analysis, testing, and hands-on laboratory work.

What you'll do:

• Interns work side-by-side with design engineers: contributing to the company’s success is as high of a priority as learning and gaining experience
• Interns are typically responsible for their own schematics and layouts as well as supporting analysis and hands-on lab work
• Specific assignments will be determined by a mix of project availability and candidate interests

What they're looking for:

• The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
• Current enrollment in a Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Science (MS), or PhD program in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university
• GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Strong fundamentals in EE topics covered in coursework
• Practical experience designing and building electronics hardware for a research project, competition team, extracurricular activity, prior internship, or advanced engineering course
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout, bring-up, and debugging
• Hands-on experience with lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, electronic loads, and signal generators
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Cesium interns regularly present their work to peers, mentors, and Cesium executive leadership throughout the course of the summer
• Strong extracurricular involvement, such as in competition teams or research
• Aerospace experience, such as a previous internship or school CubeSat project
• Advanced coursework or research experience in digital, power, analog, and/or RF circuit design
• Strong programming skills to support hardware bring-up and test (C/C++, Python, MATLAB, etc.)

Benefits:

• On-site work at one of CesiumAstro's facilities