Hardware Test Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Reliable Robotics
Mountain View, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Mechanical or electrical engineering students with hands-on experience will find this role in aviation hardware testing rewarding.

Best fit for

  • Students with practical experience in test stand creation and a strong interest in aerospace hardware testing
    — “Full ownership of the development of mechanical or electrical test stands for development testing”
  • Candidates with ECAD or MCAD tool experience and a focus on automation and data collection
    — “Experience using ECAD tools such as Altium or MCAD tools such as NX”
  • Individuals who enjoy diagnosing hardware failures and contributing to redesign efforts
    — “help root-cause the failure modes, and provide critical input in redesigning it”

Things to consider

  • Applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled technology without authorization
    — “This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls”
  • Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible for this role without government approval
    — “the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants”

How to stand out

  • Highlight projects involving test stand design or sensor integration in your resume and interview
    — “integration of sensors, building harnesses, diagnosing and debugging equipment and hardware”
  • Emphasize your ability to author and audit test procedures and reports
    — “Author, execute, and audit test plans, procedures, and reports”
  • Showcase your experience with data collection tools like NI DAQ or LabJack
    — “Familiarity with test instrumentation and data collection methods such as NI DAQ, UEI DAQ, LabJack, etc.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • Creating automated test stands to replicate extreme flight conditions
  • Breaking development hardware and providing critical input in redesigning it
  • Writing software and building hardware platforms for command, control and data collection systems
Typical background
Junior or Senior standing in 4-year college degree program in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Mechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringElectromechanical HardwareECAD ToolsMCAD ToolsPythonC/c++MatlabTest StandsTest PlansTest ProceduresTest ReportsFlight HardwareFlight TestQualification TestingCommand And Control SystemsData Collection SystemsAerospace Standards

Preferred

Hands-on Application Of EngineeringTest InstrumentationData Collection MethodsMeasurement And Data AnalysisTechnical Data Presentation

Stack & domain

Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringECAD ToolsAltiumMCAD ToolsNXPythonC/c++MatlabMechanical And Electrical Engineering FundamentalsStaticsDynamicsMechanics Of MaterialsBasic Circuit DesignTest InstrumentationData Collection MethodsNI DAQUEI DAQLabjackMeasurement And Data AnalysisHardware Test EngineeringAviationSelf-driving CarsAerospace

About the role

Original posting from Reliable Robotics via Ashby

We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods — and eventually people — move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

As a Hardware Test Engineering Intern at Reliable Robotics, you will be a key part of the Hardware Test team. This is a small team of broadly experienced engineers that strive to ensure that all hardware being produced meets the stringent requirements for aviation. Hardware Test Engineers are one of the essential interfaces between the design, production, and flight test teams and are exposed to a wide variety of engineering fields and technical challenges. You will be creating automated test stands to replicate extreme flight conditions on our hardware and mechanisms that will serve as the backbone of our qualification testing. You will help to break our development hardware, help root-cause the failure modes, and provide critical input in redesigning it. You will be writing the software and building the hardware platforms for the command, control and data collection systems that will test our systems to rigorous aerospace standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Full ownership of the development of mechanical or electrical test stands for development testing, production acceptance testing, functional and environmental qualification testing
  • Author, execute, and audit test plans, procedures, and reports
  • Work closely with design engineers and flight test engineers to design, build, test and improve flight hardware

BASIC SUCCESS CRITERIA

  • Junior or Senior standing in 4-year college degree program in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering OR equivalent practical experience
  • A demonstrated passion for mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical hardware
  • Experience using ECAD tools such as Altium or MCAD tools such as NX
  • Comfort with basic software scripting in Python, C/C++, or MATLAB
  • Working understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering fundamentals (statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, basic circuit design)
  • Eagerness for hands-on work - integration of sensors, building harnesses, diagnosing and debugging equipment and hardware

PREFERRED SUCCESS CRITERIA

  • Hands on application of engineering through classes, clubs, or hobbies
  • Familiarity with test instrumentation and data collection methods such as NI DAQ, UEI DAQ, LabJack, etc.
  • Working knowledge of measurement and data analysis; ability to clearly present technical data and state its limitations

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to work@reliable.co

Source: Reliable Robotics careers (Ashby)

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