Systems Engineer Intern, St. Pete Site

About the Role

Acron Aviation is seeking motivated and innovative Systems Engineering Interns for a full-time, onsite internship in St. Petersburg, Florida, anticipated to run May through August. This internship provides an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in a professional engineering environment, working alongside experienced systems engineers on projects supporting the development, integration, verification, certification, and sustainment of aerospace recorder products and related technologies. Intern assignments will be aligned with current business and program needs, offering exposure to real-world aerospace systems engineering practices and the development of safety-critical aviation products.

Key Responsibilities

• Work under the guidance of experienced systems engineers and technical team members supporting recorder products and related aerospace systems.
• Support development and review of system requirements, specifications, interface definitions, and design documentation.
• Assist with systems analysis, modeling, and product development activities.
• Help translate customer, regulatory, certification, and program requirements into clear and testable system requirements.
• Develop or update test procedures, test scripts, verification plans, and validation documentation.
• Execute functional, environmental, integration, and system-level testing under engineering guidance.
• Analyze test results and document findings, anomalies, and recommendations.
• Support product integration, verification, validation, regression testing, and issue reproduction activities.
• Participate in test readiness reviews and help ensure test equipment, configurations, and procedures are prepared for execution.
• Assist in investigating defects, failures, and unexpected product behavior.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective action activities.
• Participate in design reviews, technical discussions, project meetings, and engineering peer reviews.
• Support preparation and maintenance of engineering documentation, requirements traceability, and configuration-controlled artifacts.
• Assist with configuration management and product lifecycle activities.
• Collaborate with Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, Certification, and Program Engineering teams.
• Support qualification, environmental, laboratory, and certification testing activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency, automation, documentation quality, and engineering processes.
• Perform other systems engineering assignments aligned with academic background and team needs.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• This position may require access to information, technology, software, or hardware that is subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. Applicants must qualify as a US Person to comply with these requirements.
• Ability to work full-time and onsite at the assigned Acron Aviation location for the duration of the internship.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an accredited bachelor’s or master’s degree program in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Expected to have completed at least two years of undergraduate study before the internship begins.
• Foundational understanding of engineering development, requirements, testing, debugging, and problem-solving concepts.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to follow detailed technical procedures and engineering processes.
• Ability to clearly communicate work status, questions, findings, and potential issues.
• Ability to organize technical information and document results accurately.
• Effective verbal communication, technical writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Ability to take direction, ask questions when needed, and complete assigned work with an appropriate level of independence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes
• Requirements development, allocation, and traceability
• System architecture and interface definition
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Product verification, validation, and certification activities
• System integration and troubleshooting
• Development and execution of test procedures and test plans
• Environmental, qualification, or reliability testing
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Configuration management and change control
• Defect investigation and root cause analysis
• Test automation or scripting
• Aerospace electronics, avionics, or embedded systems
• Flight data recorders, cockpit voice recorders, or aircraft data acquisition systems
• Safety-critical or regulated product development environments
• DO-178, DO-254, ARINC, FAA, EASA, or other aerospace industry standards and processes
• Aerospace, aviation, defense, or other highly regulated industries