Electrical Engineering Intern

Department: Engineering
Reports To: Vice President of Product Development
Last Updated: 8.9.2024
Location: Tucson, AZ
Status & Salary: Non-Exempt, Part-Time. (15-20 hrs/week)

Summary of Role

The Engineering Intern supports the technical staff in all areas of electrical engineering. The Electrical Engineering Intern supports the entire process from design and material identification to analysis, test and integration, and delivery of units produced. Integral to this position, the Intern will collaborate with other technical and managerial members, as well as industry partners and suppliers.

Essential Duties for the Engineering Intern

1. Engineering Support: Provide support to the engineering team with technical items. Tasks include (but are not limited to) design, documentation, analysis, integration, and testing of hardware items.
2. Engineering Tools: Work within engineering design and analysis tools (CAD, circuit modeling)
3. Testing and Test Equipment: Support any required electrical testing, following any relevant procedures and collecting detailed data. Help coordinate any test equipment needed for hardware testing. Evaluate additional tools as needed. Familiarity with a test lab environment and electrical test equipment is important.
4. Scheduling: Understand and work to project schedules, including daily and weekly updates.
5. Budget/Schedule Management: Support the team in tracking expenses, managing and tracking parts purchase orders, and ensure the project stays within budget and on schedule.
6. Documentation: Handle company or project paperwork and documentation, including technical and non-technical. Produce technical summaries and presentations describing design concepts, test results, etc.
7. Problem Solving: Address and resolve any issues during the engineering and production process.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with medical limitations or disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Strong interpersonal skills that positively benefit interaction with internal and external clientele; Comfortable working in a team environment.
  • Strategic thinker with a passion for development. Able to process new information quickly, logically, and autonomously to solve problems or challenges. Able to apply general rules to specific problems to produce sensible and reasonable answers.
  • Able to identify opportunities for improvement and champion change that supports our vision and values.
  • Able to independently research and learn new information, systems, or programs to incorporate into their role or disseminate to other employees.
  • Good comprehension and communication skills, with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented verbally.
  • Strong time management skills; Must be detail-oriented, able to plan, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; Effectively self-manages to accomplish short-term and long-term goals or tasks.
  • Appropriate level of administrative and computer use experience and skills.
  • Ability to exercise good judgment and self-control.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate safely in the workplace, with experience holding themselves accountable to safety standards.
  • Self-motivated, dedicated to keeping up to date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
  • Strong understanding of company missions and goals and how they relate to our customer service standards.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Two years (min) completed toward an Electrical Engineering Degree (or related field). Experience in a
    technical development/manufacturing environment is a plus.
  • Experience in an office/team environment.
  • Experience with Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Experience with engineering software applications.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with medical limitations or disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    • Must be able to operate in a laboratory environment, working in and around critical hardware.
    • Able to comfortably lift 25 lb.
    • Able to work on a computer for extended periods of time.
    • Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

About FreeFall Aerospace

Founded in 2016 as a spin-off from the University of Arizona, FreeFall Aerospace is developing low-cost antenna solutions for ground and space. The company’s innovative antenna systems use its patented technologies to fill critical gaps in the antenna industry for commercial and government customers. For comprehensive information about FreeFall Aerospace and its cutting-edge communications solutions, visit www.freefallaerospace.com.


Email resumé and cover letter to info@freefallaerospace.com