System Engineering Intern

This internship offers hands-on exposure to real systems engineering work on an autonomous aircraft program moving toward production. You’ll own scoped, project-based work focused on reliability, testing, and scalability, with direct mentorship from experienced engineers. Your contributions will ship internally and influence how Skyways tests, documents, and scales its aircraft.

What You'll Do:

• Own and execute project-based systems engineering work with clear deliverables and timelines
• Support ground testing efforts, including HIL and subscale integration testing
• Design and build robust, repeatable test cases and test harnesses
• Contribute to systems and test documentation used across engineering and manufacturing
• Analyze subsystem behavior and support root cause and fault tree analysis
• Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, electrical, software, and manufacturing teams
• Communicate data-driven findings clearly and concisely to technical stakeholders

What You'll Bring:

• Pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Systems Engineering
• Strong engineering fundamentals and comfort working across hardware and software boundaries
• Experience with test setups, lab environments, or hands-on engineering projects
• Ability to break down ambiguous problems into structured, testable work
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Curiosity, ownership, and a bias toward building things that actually work

Bonus Points:

• Experience with HIL, SIL, or integration testing
• Familiarity with avionics, embedded systems, or hardware-in-the-loop test rigs
• Exposure to fault tree analysis, RCCA, or reliability engineering
• Comfort scripting or building small tools to support testing or analysis
• Interest in aviation, autonomy, or safety-critical systems