Electrical Engineering Intern (Spring and Summer 2027)

Sovera · Internship · Venice, CA (onsite) · 4 openings

Build satellite internet that puts countries in control

Access to fast, reliable internet can change what's possible for an entire country. So can control over the infrastructure that delivers it.

Sovera is building a large low Earth orbit satellite constellation with sovereign control at its core. Our model empowers partner countries to bring broadband to their people while maintaining control of their data and customers within their territories.

That mission shapes what we build: a global satellite network designed to support local autonomy, expand access, and bring affordable broadband to communities that have been left underserved.

Build the electronics that keep a satellite alive

Every satellite Sovera flies depends on electronics that work the first time and keep working for years. As an electrical intern, you'll join the engineers who design that hardware, and you'll own a real piece of it, from schematic through board bring-up and test.

What you'll do

·       Capture and review schematics for flight electronics such as power distribution, telemetry, command and control, and payload interfaces.

·       Help define electrical interfaces, harness and grounding approaches between subsystems.

·       Bring up, debug and verify boards in the lab, from first power-on onward, with oscilloscopes, power supplies and logic analyzers.

·       Support worst-case, derating and failure-mode analyses and help close the findings.

·       Work with PCB, power, RF, software and mechanical engineers, and with manufacturing on design for test.

What you'll bring

·       Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in electrical engineering or a related field, and a rising senior (graduating in 2027 or early 2028 [TBC]).

·       Strong analog and digital circuit fundamentals, and comfort in the lab.

·       Experience with schematic capture or simulation tools such as Altium, KiCad or SPICE, from coursework or projects.

Experience that will help you stand out

·       Embedded, power electronics or mixed-signal projects: a board you designed, built and debugged.

·       Spacecraft, CubeSat, robotics or other high-reliability hardware experience.

·       Familiarity with high-speed interfaces or EMI/EMC.

·       The habit of writing down what you tried, so the next engineer can pick it up.

What you'll walk away with

·       A board or subsystem you helped take from design review to working hardware.

·       Practical experience with the discipline behind flight electronics: derating, analysis and verification.

·       A mentor who has taken electronics through qualification.

What to expect from us

·       Real work, real owners. You'll be assigned a project that matters to the program, not a side task, and you'll present it to the team at the end of your internship.

·       A named mentor. You'll work directly with an engineer on your team who owns your onboarding, reviews your work and advocates for you.

·       A path to a full-time role. This internship is designed as a runway. Interns who do well are offered a full-time position, starting at graduation.

Why Sovera

You'll help build a system whose purpose extends beyond connectivity. For our partners, sovereign control means having a say in how essential communications infrastructure serves their country, and maintaining control of their data and customers.

Our team brings experience building LEO constellations, including some of the world's most advanced broadband internet systems. We're applying that experience across the full system: thousands of satellites, advanced communications payloads, open reference designs for consumer receivers, and the software that connects them.

For an electrical intern, that means your design could run on thousands of satellites in a network that countries and communities depend on.

Internship details

Term. Spring 2027 and Summer 2027 internships are both open. Tell us which term or terms you can do. [Start and end dates, TBC]

Pay. Paid internship at [hourly rate, TBC].

Hours. [Full-time in summer; part-time during the school year, TBC]. Availability for extended hours as needed.

Location and work model. This internship is based onsite at our Venice, CA headquarters. [Housing or relocation support, TBC]

Eligibility. You are a current student expecting to graduate between [Dec 2027 and Jun 2028, TBC], and you are interested in a full-time role at Sovera after graduation.

Team and reporting. Engineering work at Sovera is split between two objectives, payload and communications. You'll report to your hiring manager and work with a named mentor on the team.

How we hire

We keep it short and human, about [2 to 3 weeks, TBC] from first hello to offer.

1.     Intro chat (30 min). A call with our recruiter about you, the role and what you want next.

2.     Technical conversation (60 min). You and an engineer on the team talk through real problems in your field. No trick questions. Bring a class, club or personal project you're proud of, and we'll start there.

3.     Meet the team. You meet the people you'd work with and your hiring manager, and see how we work. If you visit Venice, we cover your travel, and lunch is on us.

4.     Offer. We aim to decide within [2 business days, TBC] of your last conversation and walk you through pay and the path to full-time.

You'll hear from us after every step, and you can ask us anything at any point.

Export control and equal opportunity

ITAR requirements. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, a U.S. lawful permanent resident, a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or an asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal opportunity. Sovera is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin or ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

Help build a future where more people can get connected, and countries retain control of the connections that matter.