Engineering Intern; Fall
Listed on 2026-04-28
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Software Engineer
Location: City of Syracuse
What You'll Do
SRC Inc., is currently seeking Engineering Interns for Summer of 2026. As an engineering intern, you will contribute to the design, development, implementation and testing of state-of-the-art radar and electronic warfare products. Based on your interests, you will be selected to work in one specialization from Systems Engineering, Firmware Engineering, Digital Hardware Engineering, Machine Intelligence, Integration & Test Engineering, or Software Engineering.
You will indicate all areas of interest during the application process. You will work closely with senior engineers and gain experience in creating innovative solutions tailored to our products and customer needs. You will bring your unique perspective to our multi-department teams of engineers and collaborate on designs aligned with project goals and requirements.
- Assist in system-level design and architecture for complex engineering projects
- Support system development, integration, validation, and troubleshooting in laboratory and operational environments
- Develop and document technical specifications and system requirements
- Model, simulate, and analyze system functionality and performance using MATLAB, Python, and/or other tools
- Design, develop, implement, test and optimize firmware using VHDL/Verilog
- Work with FPGAs and System-on-Chips (SoCs) to develop electronic warfare and radar systems
- Learn and apply FPGA design principles including RTL design, verification, logic synthesis, prototyping, and timing analysis
- Use Python, TCL and other scripting languages to automate continuous development, continuous integration (CI/CD) workflows
- Contribute to the design, simulation, and testing of digital hardware systems
- Design circuit schematics in PADS Designer or Altium and write test firmware for boards with programmable logic using VHDL/Verilog
- Create test plans for, validate, and troubleshoot digital hardware prototypes using oscilloscopes, signal generators, logic analyzers, and other lab equipment
- Design and develop high-quality software solutions using an Agile workflow
- Write clean, efficient code and participate in code reviews to ensure delivery of quality products
- Communicate proposed software solutions with multi-department engineering teams
- Develop sound software engineering principles using tools such as Git, Bamboo, Sonarqube
- Adapt to new technologies and languages including Docker, Kubernetes, Rust as program needs allow
- Develop machine learning algorithms and models to enhance product capabilities
- Analyze data to identify patterns and optimize decision-making processes
- Work with software and hardware teams to integrate AI/ML solutions into products
- Participate in design requirements reviews to ensure the requirements can be tested
- Coordinate integration of subsystems and components into full systems
- Develop, execute and troubleshoot test plans and procedures to validate system functionality
- Increase testing efficiency by utilizing Python-based automated test suite
- Utilize model-based tools to define test strategies and verifications against system designs
- Completion of two years of college and current enrollment in a bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field (e.g., Electrical, Computer, Computer Science, Software, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering)
- A minimum grade point average of 3.3. Most recent transcripts are required with application (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
- A strong understanding of your engineering field's foundational concepts
- Knowledge of design, testing, and debugging techniques relevant to your field
- Ability to take initiative and proactively address challenges
- Familiarity with applicable tools and methodologies
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with excellent communication skills
SRC, Inc., a not-for-profit research and development company, combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve “impossible” problems in the areas of defense, environment and intelligence. Across our family of companies, we apply…
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