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Electrical Test Engineering Intern

Reflect Orbital
Pay
Competitive
Shift
Standard
Type
Full Time
Posted Feb 5, 2026
REINDUSTRIALIZE

Fabricate test systems for avionics PCBAs and other components in our Hawthorne, CA shop floor. Write test software to ensure automated acceptance testing meets the highest reliability standards for our flying constellation. Design protocols with meticulous attention to tolerances and torque specs to guarantee every circuit board is load-bearing before launch. This is where cutting-edge space technology gets built.

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About This Role

At Reflect, you will be expected to move fast, have a lot of ownership and, most importantly, be able to effect change. If this excites you, we are interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life.

About the Role

Reflect Orbital believes that talent is talent regardless of experience. If you seek an opportunity to solve hard problems and advance humanity, Reflect Orbital can offer that experience.

During your internship at Reflect Orbital you will be given as much responsibility as our full-time team-members. You work will contribute to directly to the success of our flying constellation.

Ideal candidates for internships will be comfortable facing challenges with no known solution, willing to be hands-on individual contributors, and able to commit to a minimum of 12 weeks in-person at our Hawthorne, CA office. We encourage all motivated and excellent candidates to apply regardless of the specific set of requirements you meet.

Responsibilities

  • Design test systems for avionics PCBAs and other components

  • Write test software for these test systems to enable automated acceptance testing of PCBAs for high production rate, high reliability avionics systems

  • Design acceptance test protocols and ensure proper test coverage. In short, make sure boards are built correctly before we fly them to space.

  • Prototype and iterate rapidly

Ideal Qualifications

  • You're capable of incredibly scrappy solutions, but also have experience building & shipping complex and high quality solutions when the problem requires it

  • Experience writing python, ideally exercising common hardware test peripherals like power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, etc

  • A careful eye and dedication to ensuring electronics are tested properly before we send them to space.

  • You're both capable of working highly independently, but you know when to seek experience

Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, we are likely still interested in hearing from you. Hiring exceptional individuals is our #1 priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have highly unusual backgrounds.

We are also interested in carving out unique roles for unconventional people that we are excited about working with.

Benefits

Reflect Orbital’s success will hinge on our team, which is why our compensation and benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we’re able.

  • Unlimited paid time off

  • Healthy lunches provided daily

Equal Opportunity

Reflect Orbital is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Reflect Orbital is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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