Systems Engineer Intern - St. Pete Site (Aerospace)

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States; full-time onsite internship from May through August

Company

Develops aerospace recorder products and related technologies, including safety-critical aviation systems.

What you will do

• Support systems engineers with recorder products and related aerospace systems.
• Develop and review system requirements, specifications, interface definitions, and design documentation.
• Prepare test procedures, test scripts, verification plans, and validation documentation.
• Execute functional, environmental, integration, and system-level testing and analyze results.
• Investigate defects and unexpected product behavior, supporting root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, Certification, and Program Engineering teams.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least two years of undergraduate study completed before the internship begins.
• Foundational knowledge of engineering development, requirements, testing, debugging, and problem-solving.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, communication, technical writing, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and complete assigned work with appropriate independence.
• Ability to work full-time onsite at the assigned hirify.global location and qualify as a US Person under U.S. export control laws.

Nice to have

• Systems engineering lifecycle processes, requirements traceability, system architecture, interface definition, or MBSE.
• Verification, validation, certification, integration, troubleshooting, environmental testing, or reliability testing.
• Configuration management, change control, defect investigation, root cause analysis, test automation, or scripting.
• Aerospace electronics, avionics, embedded systems, flight data recorders, cockpit voice recorders, or aircraft data acquisition systems.
• Knowledge of DO-178, DO-254, ARINC, FAA, EASA, or other aerospace standards and processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside experienced systems engineers and technical team members.
• Gain practical experience in a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Contribute to qualification, environmental, laboratory, and certification testing.
• Participate in design reviews, technical discussions, project meetings, and peer reviews.
• Pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks may apply where permitted by law.