Hardware Reliability Intern, Summer 2027
Core
Evaluate reliability and durability of aircraft hardware, develop new tests, and perform failure analysis to improve drone and ground infrastructure robustness.
Role type
Hardware Reliability Intern
Builds
Aircraft subsystems (propulsion, camera, communications, power delivery) and ground infrastructure
Domain
Aerospace / Drone Delivery / Hardware Reliability
Required skills
Python, hardware testing, failure analysis, DOE, FMEA, data acquisition, electromechanical systems knowledge, lab instrumentation
Preferred skills
Debugging hardware failures, root cause analysis, test fixture design, cross-functional communication
Technologies
Python, DAQ systems, test fixtures, environmental chambers
Responsibilities
Design test fixtures to stress and characterize aircraft subsystems; Select, build, and maintain data acquisition systems and automated test scripts; Plan and execute testing for propulsion, camera, communications, and power delivery systems; Evaluate field failures and manufacturing issues through analysis and DOE; Collect and analyze field and test data for root cause analysis or failure replication; Assess failure modes and create FMEAs to influence design improvements; Produce procedures to reliably execute test plans
Seniority
Intern
