Control Systems Engineer Intern at Rudder Industries, Inc.

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South Portland, Maine | Full-time Internship | $26/hr | 4 month position:
Starts November-January, ends March-May.

Rudder Industries designs and manufactures high-mix, heavy-duty marine robotics end-to-end in South-Portland, Maine. We are a small, elite team that values aggressive problem solvers who iterate at an extraordinary pace.

Rudder Industries is building a state-of-the-art vessel on a compressed timeline, and we’re looking for a controls intern to support platform control bring-up: firmware, networks, bench testing, and vessel checkout.

You will work with the controls team on controllers, networks, and testing; not a desk-only software internship. Success is hardware that responds correctly, with notes the team can reuse.

• Support firmware and flashing: Help maintain, flash, and version known-good images under the controls engineer’s procedure.
• Assist bench and vessel test: Run documented test steps, log results, and flag faults before they disappear.
• Help bring up networks and I/O: Support CAN, NMEA 2000, and related marine or industrial networks using schematics and vendor docs.
• Support actuator and vendor checkout: Assist commissioning of controllers, sensors, and actuators with the engineering team.
• Document interfaces and results: Keep test logs, configurations, and interface notes current.
• Work the vessel: Be on the boat and at the bench for install, debug, and supervised test.

• You can repeat a documented flash and bench-test procedure without reinventing it.
• Test logs for the systems you touch are complete enough for someone else to rerun.
• Network and I/O checkout items assigned to you are closed or clearly parked with an owner.
• The team can use your notes during harbor and sea test prep.

• Coursework or project experience in controls, embedded systems, mechatronics, or electrical engineering.
• Some experience flashing boards, using a scope or logic analyzer, or talking to hardware over a bus.
• Comfort reading schematics and vendor documentation.
• Willingness to work in a shipyard / prototype build environment.
• Clear logs and the judgment to stop before forcing a controller that is misbehaving.

• CAN, serial, or similar embedded-network project experience.
• C/C++ or embedded coursework and a project has gone beyond bread boarding.
• Robotics, vehicle, marine, or industrial controls internships or team projects.
• Location: South Portland, Maine. This internship is onsite. Relocation/travel support may be available.
• Engagement: Full-time internship from your start date through May 1. Start date may be anytime between October 1 and January 4.
• Reports to: Head of Mechanical Engineering.
• Work environment: Hands-on work in an active shipyard and prototype build environment.
• Compensation: $26/hr.

• Hands-on work on a real vessel build, not a shadowing internship
• The opportunity to join a dedicated, collaborative team building innovative marine systems
• A small team where your work shows up on the boat

This position is limited to US Citizens/ Green Card holders per the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) regulations. Rudder Industries is unable to obtain or sponsor export-control authorization for this position.