Electrical Engineering Co-Op
Listed on 2026-10-13
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Engineering
Electronics Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer, Hardware Engineer
No relocation assistance or housing provided
Mercury Systems is seeking a motivated and innovative Electrical Engineering Co-Op to join our collaborative hardware engineering team. During this hands-on opportunity, you’ll gain experience across the full hardware development lifecycle while contributing to the design of advanced technologies used in commercial, defense, and intelligence applications. You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary engineering team and gain exposure to real-world, ruggedized hardware systems.
Job Responsibilities:
- Supporting the design, development, testing, and validation of complex electrical hardware and systems
- Contributing to schematic design, layout support, design verification testing, system integration, and optimization of hardware designs
- Designing and testing complex circuits or sub-modules using schematic capture tools such as Allegro Design Entry HDL and/or Mentor tools
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams including Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Software, and Procurement
- Supporting design-for-manufacturing (DFM), design-for-assembly (DFA), and design-for-test (DFT) initiatives
- Assisting with lab activities including board bring-up, debugging, validation testing, and environmental testing (EMC, thermal, power, ESS)
- Supporting production by investigating manufacturing issues and field failures
- Drafting test plans, reports, Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), and technical documentation
- Supporting prototype material procurement, structuring Bills of Material (BoMs), and managing part lists
- Assisting with the design of fixtures to support advanced manufacturing techniques
Required Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in a university program pursuing a bachelor’s or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline
- A minimum GPA of 3.1 is required. You will be asked to submit your transcripts during the review process
- Basic understanding of high-speed digital and analog circuitry, power management, and electromagnetic interference
- Familiarity with electronic schematic design tools such as Allegro Design Entry HDL or Mentor Graphics tools
- General knowledge of manufacturing techniques and hardware development processes
- Experience or familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, and soldering/rework tools
- Strong organizational skills with clear verbal and written communication abilities
- Proficiency with standard documentation and presentation tools
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team environment
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Preferred Qualifications:- Prior electrical engineering internship or co-op experience
Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position: $17.00 - 38.00/hour
Additional InformationMercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:
- the role and related responsibilities;
- education, training, skills and certifications;
- internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
- geographic location; and
- alignment with market data.
In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:
- bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
- health, life and disability insurance;
- company-paid holidays and time off;
- discounted employee stock purchase plan;
- tuition reimbursement; and
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