2027 Electrical Engineering Intern

About the role

Onsite in Torrance, CA. Internship runs from May/June through August/September 2027. No relocation assistance or housing provided.

Mercury Systems is seeking a motivated and innovative Electrical Engineering Intern eager to learn, contribute, and bring fresh ideas to complex design challenges. In this hands-on role, you’ll gain experience across the full hardware development lifecycle while working closely with a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Work with experienced electrical engineers to support hardware design, development, integration, and testing
• Assist senior engineers in creating or updating schematics
• Support the generation or revision of test procedures
• Support board bring-up activities, including drafting test plans and documenting test results
• Perform board bring-up activities
• Generate test reports
• Create and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs)

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a university program pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related technical discipline
• Minimum GPA of 3.1 (transcripts required during review)
• Basic understanding of high-speed digital and analog circuitry, power management, and electromagnetic interference
• General knowledge of both conventional manufacturing techniques and advanced manufacturing
• This position requires access to information subject to U.S. export regulations. You must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. government authorizations.

Qualifications

• Experience or knowledge of electronic schematic software tools, such as Allegro Design Entry HDL or Mentor Graphics DXDesigner
• General knowledge or experience with digital test equipment (digital meters, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power supplies, soldering rework equipment) for lab design verification test (DVT) and debug
• Excellent organizational and verbal/written communication skills
• Proficiency with standard documentation and presentation tools
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment

Pay

Hourly salary range: $17.00 – $38.00. Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers, including: the role and related responsibilities; prior work experience; education, training, skills and certifications; internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles; geographic location; and alignment with market data.

Benefits

• Bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions)
• Health, life, and disability insurance
• Company-paid holidays and time off
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv, and Virgin Pulse
• Annual stock-based awards (for Director or Vice President level)

Schedule

Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule providing employees more opportunity for work/life balance (availability based on location).