Radiation Effects Engineer Intern (Winter 2027) (Aerospace)

Location: San Francisco, United States; requires work at laboratories across the U.S.

Base pay: $29.00 per hour

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates advanced satellites for high orbits and provides dedicated, secure satellite networks for commercial, government, and military customers.

What you will do

• Evaluate and electrically test fault-tolerant electrical systems operating in radiation environments.
• Create electrical test plans, develop test fixtures, and document test activities and results.
• Support radiation testing campaigns for total ionizing dose and single-event effects through pre-, during-, and post-exposure electrical characterization.
• Collaborate across disciplines to inform spacecraft design decisions involving radiation effects.
• Build breadboard circuits, verify automated test setups, and fabricate basic cable harnesses.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Hands-on hardware development, electrical testing, and troubleshooting experience.
• Proficiency with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and source meter units.
• Experience with Altium Designer or other PCB design software for schematic capture and board layout.
• Ability to design, build, and rigorously test electrical hardware from scratch.
• U.S. citizenship, U.S. lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with space radiation effects on semiconductor devices.
• Experience with SPICE-based circuit simulators such as LTSpice, PSPICE, or ADS.
• Soldering, rework, and specialized test harness construction experience.
• Knowledge of integrated circuits, PCBAs, sensors, and performance benchmarking.
• Experience with radiation transport software such as FastRAD, Novice, or MCNPX.

Culture & Benefits

• Twelve-week internship designed for students pursuing bachelor's degrees.
• Hourly internship role focused on meaningful, challenging aerospace projects.
• Opportunity to work on hardware and software intended for spaceflight.
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration with engineers and other technical teams.