Electrical Engineering Intern – Summer 2027

The role

You will develop novel electrical designs ranging from PCBAs to full systems. You will work hands-on with power, digital, and mixed signal designs used across the satellite.

What you will do

• Design electronics PCBAs for spacecraft including architecture, component selection, circuit board design, board bring up and debugging
• Qualify designs through environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal vacuum testing
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to integrate designs into spacecraft systems and operate hardware in flight
• Develop test equipment, development PCBAs, and test scripts

Required qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering
• 6+ months experience of technical engineering skills outside of the university setting classroom

Nice to have

• Ability to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with technicians, engineers, and managers
• Experience designing multi-layer PCBAs for high-speed digital applications
• Experience with high performance kW scale isolated power converter design
• Experience designing analog control loops, solid state load switches, motor inverters, EMI/EMC compliance, or sensor signal conditioning circuits
• Experience with digital processors, FPGAs, memory chips, or network switches
• Proficient with circuit simulation tools such as LTspiceE
• Experience with load switch design and power path protection schemes
• Experience programming in C/C++, Python, or Matlab

Benefits

• Housing and travel stipend may also be available

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license

About the company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown. They are mass-producing high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space.