Electrical Hardware Engineering Intern Jobs in Florida

Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Electrical Hardware Engineer to join our engineering team and help design, develop, test, and bring to production next-generation electronic systems for advanced flying and autonomous technologies.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working across circuit design, PCB development, embedded systems, firmware integration, and real-world hardware testing. You will have the opportunity to take designs from concept through prototype, bring-up, validation, and production while collaborating closely with hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams.

The ideal candidate is a practical problem solver who is comfortable working in the lab, troubleshooting hardware, and turning concepts into reliable products.

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop analog and digital electronic circuits for embedded and high-performance systems.
• Design multi-layer PCBs from schematic through layout, prototype, bring-up, and validation.
• Develop and evaluate power electronics, including DC-DC converters, voltage regulation, and battery-powered systems.
• Integrate hardware with embedded software, firmware, sensors, communications, and real-time systems.
• Work with communication protocols including SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN.
• Perform hands-on hardware debugging using oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and other laboratory equipment.
• Troubleshoot hardware and system-level issues under real-world operating conditions.
• Consider signal integrity, grounding, EMI/EMC, DFM, and DFT throughout the design process.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and contract manufacturing partners to transition designs into production.
• Support prototype development, testing, validation, production scaling, and field reliability.
• Work with open-source flight-control and robotics platforms such as PX4, ArduPilot, Betaflight, or INAV.
• Configure and tune firmware and support hardware bring-up within these ecosystems.
• Interface hardware with embedded software environments, including Linux, RTOS, and other real-time systems.
• Use Git for version control and contribute to or modify open-source codebases as needed.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, software, engineering, and manufacturing teams to develop reliable, production-ready products.

What You Bring

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field; equivalent practical experience will also be considered.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in electrical, electronics, or hardware engineering.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, iterative hardware development environment.

Technical Skills

• Strong foundation in analog and digital circuit design.
• Experience designing and shipping multi-layer PCBs.
• Proficiency with PCB design tools such as Altium, KiCad, Fusion 360 Electronics, or similar.
• Experience with power electronics, DC-DC converters, voltage regulation, and battery-powered systems.
• Familiarity with embedded systems and hardware/software integration.
• Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN communication protocols.
• Hands-on debugging experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and related lab equipment.
• Understanding of signal integrity, grounding, and EMI/EMC considerations.
• Ability to take a design from concept → schematic → PCB layout → prototype → bring-up → validation.
• Experience working with manufacturing or contract manufacturers and applying DFM/DFT principles.
• Familiarity with embedded software environments, including Linux and/or RTOS platforms.
• Experience with Git and version control.

Flight Control & Embedded Systems

• Experience working with at least one open-source flight-control or robotics platform such as PX4, ArduPilot, Betaflight, or INAV.
• Familiarity with firmware configuration, tuning, hardware bring-up, and hardware/firmware integration.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues across the hardware/software interface.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with drones, FPV, robotics, aerospace, autonomous systems, or other flying technologies.
• FPV flight experience or a strong personal interest in drone technology.
• Familiarity with ESCs, brushless motor control, or high-current electrical systems.
• Experience with RF systems, including video transmission, antennas, and telemetry.
• Experience supporting production scaling, manufacturing transitions, or field reliability.
• Contributions to open-source robotics, embedded systems, or flight-control projects.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware in production or field environments.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel as classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Our Client is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, and sexual orientation, and ancestry, marital or veteran status. Diversity is valued and we will not tolerate discrimination or harassment in any form. Candidates for the position stated above are hired on an "at will" basis. Nothing herein is intended to create a contract.

Our client is a US-based global leader in custom manufacturing and online retail of high-performing, premium UAS/UAV/drone equipment. Headquartered in a 33,000-square-foot facility in Palmetto, Florida, they have a full R&D lab, a warehouse, and a customer support team. The warehouse holds over 200,000 drone parts from more than 230 manufacturers and offers same-day expedited shipping worldwide.