Electrical Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Muon Space

• $83K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Familiarity with Altium, KiCAD, or similar schematic capture software
  • Experience with oscilloscopes, electronic loads, and digital multimeters (DMMs)
  • Prior experience in designing, testing, and debugging PCBAs
  • Basic programming skills in C/C++ and/or Python
  • Currently enrolled as a Junior pursuing a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or a Senior with plans for graduate studies in EE

Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of hardware or firmware design for spacecraft or payload development
  • Initiate or assist in test campaigns and improve test setups
  • Conduct analysis to support development and testing phases
  • Engage in testing and measurement activities in the lab or clean room environment

Benefits

  • Full-time, on-site internship in San Jose, CA
  • Opportunity to own a project from start to finish
  • Hands-on experience with spacecraft electronics
  • Exposure to a collaborative team environment
  • Potential for future employment opportunities after graduation
Full Job Description
About the role

Summer internships will range between the months of May and September depending on university schedules. Internship is full-time and on-site in San Jose, CA.

The Electrical Engineering team at Muon is responsible for all electronics on the spacecraft, ranging from the batteries to the flight computer and even our own payloads! Interns can look forward to owning a project from start to finish which could involve developing a new test for our production avionics or designing a PCBA for a new capability. Come work with the team and help design the future electronics for our Spacecraft!

Responsibilities
  • Take ownership of or contribute to the hardware or firmware design for spacecraft or payload development
  • Initiate or assist in test campaigns and/or design and improve test setups
  • Conduct analysis to support both development and testing phases
  • Engage in testing and measurement activities in the lab, either on the bench or within a clean room environment
Qualifications
  • Familiarity with Altium, KiCAD or other schematic capture and layout software
  • Experience with Oscilloscopes, Electronic Loads, and DMMs
  • Prior experience designing, testing, and debugging PCBAs
  • Basic programming skills in C/C++ and/or python
  • Currently enrolled as a Junior pursuing a Bachelor's EE degree
  • Currently a Senior pursuing an EE degree with plans to enroll directly into an EE graduate program (Master's/Ph.D.) following graduation.
Nice-to-have Skills
  • Previous internship or co-op experience
  • Previous experience on technical project teams (i.e. Rocket club, formula SAE, solar car, etc.)
  • Experience with Component Test Racks, Hardware-in-the-loop testing (HIL or HITL), wire harness design and building
  • Ability to solder/reflow PCBAs and use hand tools
  • Experience testing and characterizing battery cells or packs
Pay range

Bachelor's $40/hour

Master's $45/hour

PhD $50/hour

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