Systems Engineering Intern

About the role

Join our Oak Creek, WI team as a Systems Engineering Intern! Our internships are hands‑on, highly technical, and designed to let you see what it’s like to work at Astronautics. This is a paid undergraduate internship where you will work closely with engineering staff on actual customer projects. The summer program consists of at least 10 weeks of real‑world experience in an engineering development environment, with mentors assigned to support your career development. The internship program also includes events and opportunities to meet other interns and employees across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Support engineers in the development, verification, and maintenance of system definition in primary flight displays, secure network servers, data concentration units, or flight controls.
• Participate in systems development activities including requirement specification and design definition.
• Perform system verification activities including test definition, test execution, and review of lifecycle artifacts.
• Integrate and debug executable code on avionics hardware platforms.
• Support the generation of lifecycle documentation for avionic systems in pursuit of formal certification with the FAA and foreign certification authorities.
• Gain working knowledge of the product development lifecycle in a regulatory, controlled market.

Desired Skills

• Strong communication, analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Capability of working independently with limited oversight from senior engineers.

Required Education and Experience

• Current enrollment in an accredited college or university with junior or senior standing, pursuing an undergraduate degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Biomedical, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Systems Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (desired GPA of 3.0 or above).
• Working knowledge of engineering concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.
• Eligibility to work full‑time onsite during the summer of 2027 and in the United States without sponsorship.
• Experience in software debugging and troubleshooting.
• Programming experience with Python, HTML, CSS, or JavaScript.
• Ability to work part‑time during the school year.

Schedule

Full‑time onsite during the summer of 2027; part‑time work possible during the academic year.