Design Certification Engineer Intern
Garmin
Olathe, KSFresher4h agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year
- Must know
- Circuit designCAD
- Work
- On-site in Olathe · internship
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- CAD20%Circuit design18%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 3, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
We are seeking a full-time Intern - Design Certification Engineer at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for contributing to avionics certification under the direction of a mentor or team leader.
Key Responsibilities
- Under guidance and mentorship of an experienced design certification engineer, produce and submit key FAA documents to ensure compliance with required avionics certification.
- Participate in MPS, TSO and product improvement testing and develop reports to document testing efforts.
- Assist with requirements development, trace matrix development and performing generic safety analysis.
- Coordinate product development reviews.
- Perform aircraft certification EMC testing and report generation.
- Provide support to the DCE team through review and updates to procedure documents.
- Design basic avionics electronics circuits including schematic design and PCB layout for design of digital or analog circuits with assistance and mentoring from other team members.
- Complete basic certification and DO-254 documentation and partner with experienced DCE for signoff.
- With guidance from mentors or team leaders, develop tests of basic FPGA circuits in accordance with the DO-254 process.
- Support software verification efforts.
- Accept and act on constructive criticism.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering or other related field.
- Excellent academics (composite GPA ≥ 3.0) with the demonstrated ability to apply learned knowledge.
- Superior organizational and analytical skills with keen attention to detail and quality.
- Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Desired Qualifications
- Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA ≥ 3.5).
- Experience with CAD and relevant aviation mechanical design.
- Experience with or knowledge of RTCA DO-160, DO-254, DO-178, or any FAA or Aviation related regulatory standards.
- Aviation related experience.