Embedded Firmware Engineering Intern
- Salary
- $27 – $31 per hour
- Level
- Intern
- Work type
- On-site · Hawthorne
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Reflect Orbital's standard text
At Reflect, you will be expected to move fast, have a lot of ownership and, most importantly, be able to effect change. If this excites you, we are interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life.
About the Role
Reflect Orbital believes that talent is talent regardless of experience. If you seek an opportunity to solve hard problems and advance humanity, Reflect Orbital can offer that experience.
During your internship at Reflect Orbital you will be given as much responsibility as our full-time team-members. You work will contribute to directly to the success of our flying constellation.
Ideal candidates for internships will be comfortable facing challenges with no known solution, willing to be hands-on individual contributors, and able to commit to a minimum of 12 weeks in-person at our Hawthorne, CA office. We encourage all motivated and excellent candidates to apply regardless of the specific set of requirements you meet.
Responsibilities
- Own the design, development, analysis, manufacturing, and testing of novel spacecraft components.
- Build complete tools and testing setups, with an emphasis on fully completing and shipping your work.
- Prototype and iterate rapidly.
Ideal Qualifications
- Experience in software development in languages like C, C++ and Python.
- Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills, including hands-on experience using tools like DMMs, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and power supplies.
- Experience implementing device drivers and working with serial digital communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, and Ethernet.
- You're capable of working highly independently, but you know when to seek guidance.
Reflect Orbital's standard text
Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, we are likely still interested in hearing from you. Hiring exceptional individuals is our #1 priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have highly unusual backgrounds.
We are also interested in carving out unique roles for unconventional people that we are excited about working with.
Benefits
Reflect Orbital’s success will hinge on our team, which is why our compensation and benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we’re able.
- Generous paid time off
- Healthy lunches provided daily
Reflect Orbital's standard text
Equal Opportunity
Reflect Orbital is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Reflect Orbital is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
More about Reflect Orbital:
Learn more about our team here.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Linux Kernel
Rare in Reflect Orbital's other 17 open postings.
Standard for embedded / hardware roles
C++ · Python
Common in embedded / hardware postings at any company.
59% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Reflect Orbital's standard text, folded away below.
Read against Reflect Orbital's other open postings on this site.
The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 17 open in Engineering. 3 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in February: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Python (12 of 17), C++ (11 of 17), CI/CD (6 of 17), Linux (6 of 17), Docker (5 of 17), Git (5 of 17), AWS (4 of 17)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Mission Operations Engineering Intern posted Sep 24
- Ground Software Engineering Intern posted Sep 24
- Mechanical Engineering Intern posted Sep 24
- Flight Software Engineering Intern posted Sep 2
- GNC Engineering Intern posted Sep 2
- Principal GNC Engineer posted Sep 2
- Senior GNC Engineer posted Aug 31
- Senior Ground Software Engineer posted Aug 19
- Principal Ground Software Engineer posted Aug 19
- Ground Software Engineer posted Aug 19
- Senior Mission Operations Engineer posted Aug 19
- Principal Mission Operations Engineer posted Aug 19
- Mission Operations Engineer posted Aug 19
- Composites Engineer posted Jan 22
- Avionics Engineer posted Feb 7
- Mechanical Engineer posted Feb 7
From the team and dates on Reflect Orbital's own job board.
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