Embedded Internships
Embedded internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on project experience, mentorship from working embedded engineers, and, at many employers, a path toward a full-time offer. Manufacturing and Electronics & Hardware lead the field, with Tesla, CNH Industrial, and BAE Systems USA among the employers posting roles now.
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The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.
Aerospace Corporation is hiring an Embedded Systems / Software Engineering Undergraduate Interns for the Software Implementation and Integration Department within the Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD). Position will be full-time and 100% onsite at our office in El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA.
Job Summary
Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) staff couple the latest in information system technologies, such as elastic compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time operating systems, and visualization frameworks, with expertise in cyber security, software architecture, software engineering, data science, Artificial Intelligence, process improvement, and software development to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance software intensive systems to our Intelligence Community, DoD, and civilian customers.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Participates in the software design & implementation of a simulated space system.
- Develops prototype software in Python, Java & C to operate on the simulated space element and the simulated ground element.
- Participates with an interdisciplinary team in ongoing research or technical programs with academic collaboration partners.
- Applies standard techniques and procedures to carry out a series of prescribed scientific and/or engineering tasks.
- Training and mentorship will be provided.
What Corporate Skills You Will Bring
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Must work well in a team environment.
- Must possess strong organizational, time management and project management skills.
- Demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to changing organizational need.
- Interpersonal skills to coordinate efforts and work with other internal and external organizations.
- Demonstrate behavior that is consistent with the company’s values of Dedication to Mission Success, Technical Excellence, Commitment to Our People, Objectivity and Integrity, and Innovation
What You Need to Be Successful
Minimum Requirements:
- Currently enrolled full-time at an accredited college/university degree program pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field(s)
- Availability to work full-time for a minimum of 10 weeks outside of university term and ability to return to a degree program full- time after completion of the internship.
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Experience programming in Python, C/C++, or JAVA
- Ability to work with common cloud computing services such as Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure.
- This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
- Transcripts required.
How You Can Stand Out
It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:
- GPA 3.5 or higher
- Active TS/SCI
- Prior participation in agile software development.
Temporary housing assistance is not available.
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.
(Min - Max)
$25.00 - $30.00 Pay Basis: HourlyLeadership Competencies
Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:
- Operate Strategically
- Lead Change
- Engage with Impact
- Foster Innovation
- Deliver Results
Ways We Reward Our Employees
During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.
Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:
Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
Flexible spending accounts
Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
Relocation assistance
Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
Education assistance programs
An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
We are all unique, from various backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.
Equal Opportunity Commitment
The Aerospace Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at peoplemangmnt.mailbox@aero.org . You can also review Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal .
The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.
Aerospace Corporation is hiring an Embedded Systems / Software Engineering Undergraduate Interns for the Software Implementation and Integration Department within the Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD). Position will be full-time and 100% onsite at our office in El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA.
Job Summary
Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) staff couple the latest in information system technologies, such as elastic compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time operating systems, and visualization frameworks, with expertise in cyber security, software architecture, software engineering, data science, Artificial Intelligence, process improvement, and software development to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance software intensive systems to our Intelligence Community, DoD, and civilian customers.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Participates in the software design & implementation of a simulated space system.
- Develops prototype software in Python, Java & C to operate on the simulated space element and the simulated ground element.
- Participates with an interdisciplinary team in ongoing research or technical programs with academic collaboration partners.
- Applies standard techniques and procedures to carry out a series of prescribed scientific and/or engineering tasks.
- Training and mentorship will be provided.
What Corporate Skills You Will Bring
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Must work well in a team environment.
- Must possess strong organizational, time management and project management skills.
- Demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to changing organizational need.
- Interpersonal skills to coordinate efforts and work with other internal and external organizations.
- Demonstrate behavior that is consistent with the company’s values of Dedication to Mission Success, Technical Excellence, Commitment to Our People, Objectivity and Integrity, and Innovation
What You Need to Be Successful
Minimum Requirements:
- Currently enrolled full-time at an accredited college/university degree program pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field(s)
- Availability to work full-time for a minimum of 10 weeks outside of university term and ability to return to a degree program full- time after completion of the internship.
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Experience programming in Python, C/C++, or JAVA
- Ability to work with common cloud computing services such as Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure.
- This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
- Transcripts required.
How You Can Stand Out
It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:
- GPA 3.5 or higher
- Active TS/SCI
- Prior participation in agile software development.
Temporary housing assistance is not available.
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.
(Min - Max)
$25.00 - $30.00 Pay Basis: HourlyLeadership Competencies
Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:
- Operate Strategically
- Lead Change
- Engage with Impact
- Foster Innovation
- Deliver Results
Ways We Reward Our Employees
During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.
Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:
Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
Flexible spending accounts
Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
Relocation assistance
Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
Education assistance programs
An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
We are all unique, from various backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.
Equal Opportunity Commitment
The Aerospace Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at peoplemangmnt.mailbox@aero.org . You can also review Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal .
Embedded Internship Market
Who's Hiring
- Tesla11
- CNH Industrial4
- BAE Systems USA4
- Cirrus Logic3
- Cisco2
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Electronics & Hardware
Tips for Your Embedded Internship Search
Apply in fall for summer embedded internships
Large employers in semiconductors, aerospace, and automotive engineering open summer intern applications as early as August or September. Waiting until spring means the structured cohort programs are already closed. Smaller companies and co-ops post closer to start dates, so search throughout the year rather than once.
Build a GitHub portfolio before you apply
Embedded recruiters screen for hands-on evidence, not job titles. Push two or three complete projects showing real microcontroller work, bare-metal drivers, RTOS implementations, or hardware-interfacing code, with clear README files. A linked repository gives hiring teams something to evaluate when your resume has no professional experience yet.
Work campus resources and direct applications together
Campus career fairs surface structured programs tied specifically to your university, and professors or career center staff often know which embedded employers recruit from your school before roles post publicly. At the same time, apply directly to companies running smaller intern cohorts, combining both channels reaches opportunities that never touch the campus circuit.
Practice your technical screen out loud before interviews
Embedded intern screens typically involve coding problems on data structures, algorithms, or low-level systems concepts, sometimes combined with a brief hardware or debugging question. Practice solving these problems verbally, explaining your reasoning as you go, because interviewers weigh how you think through a constraint as much as whether you land the right answer.
Target structured embedded intern programs early
Large semiconductor, defense, and automotive companies run cohort-based internship programs designed to train people new to the field. These programs recruit in the first wave of fall recruiting and fill fast. Identify the programs that match your target sector, note their application windows, and submit in the opening weeks rather than waiting.
Set your work-type filter before you start searching
On-site roles are 52% of the embedded internships listed here. Decide what you can realistically commit to, on-site, hybrid, or remote, before you start reviewing listings. Filtering by work type and location up front on Migrate Mate means you spend your time on roles you can actually accept, not sorting through postings that don't fit your situation.
Embedded Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an embedded internship?
Lead with coursework, personal projects, and a portfolio rather than work history, hiring teams expect limited experience at the intern level. For embedded roles, a GitHub repository showing low-level or hardware-adjacent code gives recruiters something concrete to assess. Combine direct applications with campus career fairs, where embedded engineering recruiters often move faster for students they meet in person.
Can an embedded internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. For embedded roles, what drives it is consistent delivery on real firmware or systems work, team headcount at offer time, and how early you signal interest in returning. Position yourself by treating your intern project as production-quality work without counting on the outcome.
When should I apply for embedded internships?
Earlier than most students expect. Large employers, semiconductor companies, defense contractors, and automotive firms with structured programs, recruit summer interns the preceding fall, meaning applications open in August or September. Smaller companies and co-op programs post closer to start dates, so openings appear year-round and checking regularly pays off.
Are embedded internships paid?
Most professional embedded internships in the United States are paid. Compensation varies by company size, industry, and location, a large semiconductor firm in Silicon Valley pays differently than a regional IoT startup. Where an employer discloses pay, the listing will show it, so check each posting directly.
What should an embedded internship resume include?
Lead with projects, not work history. Include two or three complete, documented projects showing the microcontroller or processor family, the programming language, and a link to the code repository or write-up so recruiters can verify the work themselves. Add relevant coursework, digital systems, operating systems, real-time programming, and keep the whole document to one page.
Are there remote embedded internships?
Yes. Remote and hybrid roles make up 48% of the embedded internship listings here, with the rest on-site. Remote cohorts fill fast because they draw applicants from everywhere, so apply early and filter by work type to see them before they close.
Can international students get embedded internships?
Yes. F-1 students can intern through CPT while enrolled or through OPT work authorization after finishing a degree, and the employer does not have to file anything for either, so many companies are open to international interns. Confirm your eligibility and timing with your university's international student office before accepting an offer.
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