Hardware/Electrical Engineer Intern

Job ID: 2503639

Location: STERLING, VA, US

Date Posted: 2025-03-24

Category: Student

Subcategory: Intern Technical

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Hardware/Electrical Engineer Intern to join our Hardware Service team in Sterling, VA to begin an exciting, fulfilling, and challenging career with SAIC.

Responsible for assisting the Hardware Service team in assemblies, equipment repair, and quality control of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products and computer based integrated systems. Will be expected to learn new skills, engage in hands-on projects, and contribute to team processes with ideas, improvements, and data that lead the team to accomplish production goals.

This is a paid internship opportunity

Primary responsibilities include supporting ITI Engineers with:

• Daily assembly of computer hardware equipment.
• Testing COTS parts and systems to ensure they work properly.
• Identify and isolate defects through logical troubleshooting.
• Deconstruct existing systems for parts analysis and repair.
• Equipment housing and mounting design and prototyping
• Design and test circuits and other electronic components.
• Test execution and refine processes.
• Integrate components into system design.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of design and contribute to revisions.
• Estimate reliability and safety factors.
• Create Bill of Materials (BOM)
• Use computers extensively to produce and analyze designs.
• Generate specifications for parts.
• Contribute to efficiency of processes.
• Opportunity to learn soldering and circuit board rework
• Analyze information and recommend appropriate hardware
• Specify power supply requirements and configuration.
• Record data for analysis of system capabilities.

Qualifications

Required:

• In process BS or BSE (Bachelor's of Science in Engineering) degree in a related field (electrical, mechanical, systems, or similar); Rising Junior or Rising Senior
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS public trust, Citizenship Required
• Experience with computer based systems and Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) equipment
• Proficient with power tools Proficient following assembly instructions
• Be able to work in laboratory, machine shop, workbench, and office spaces with metal, plastics, and electronics
• Excellent troubleshooting and resolution skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in team environments across a diverse set of projects with multiple stakeholders
• Familiarity with testing practices and procedures
• Familiarity with a multimeter
• Work on-site at the Sterling, VA Location

Preferred Candidate would have one or more skills bellow:

• 3D Printing experience such as UltiMaker Cura
• CAD modeling experience such as Solidworks or CREO
• Familiarity with schematics/build documentation
• Familiarity with Python
• Familiarity with PCB and/or PCB Design: KiCad

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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