Navigation Engineer Intern: Summer 2026
VectorNav's GPS and inertial navigation technology enables customers around the world to push the envelope in their respective fields, ranging from UAVs to walking robots to self-driving cars. Achieving success requires dedicated, intelligent and insightful engineers who can adapt, communicate, and apply their expert understanding of navigation systems to the application at hand. Interns and/or co-ops will work directly with the customer engineering, system test, and product development teams to support their respective efforts, including:
- Validating performance of new sensors and algorithms in hardware
- Implementing and testing new techniques in a simulation environment
- Emulating end-user applications to characterize performance and define best-practices
- Developing software tools to support customer and in-house testing
Requirements
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in-progress in aerospace engineering or similar field
- Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
- Coursework or experience working with inertial navigation systems, GPS/GNSS technology, estimation algorithms (particularly Kalman filters), and/or modern controls
- Experience working with or troubleshooting hardware and electronics (especially robotics, UAV’s, gimbal systems and/or other end applications common to VectorNav customers)
- Strong programming skills (Matlab, C++, or Python)
Benefits
- Salary & School Credit Paid internship, with some schools offering course credit for the completion of internships or co-ops.
- Training & Development Learn from the most innovative and talented team of engineers in the industry. Transferring the 100+ years of combined experience from our senior engineers to our new team members is a top priority.
- Perks Company-wide catered lunch every Friday. Fully stocked break room complete with billiards, ping pong, foosball & more.
Recommended Jobs
Desktop Support Technician
We are seeking a Junior Desktop Support Technician to provide on-site IT support at our client's Amarillo office. This role is ideal for a recent graduate or early-career IT professional who wants ha…
Food Services Assistant - Multiple Openings (Full-Time & Part-Time, Varied Shifts Available)
We are currently hiring for multiple positions in this role! We have both full-time and part-time opportunities available across various shifts. By applying to this requisition, you will be consider…
Principal Frontend Engineer (Austin, TX)
About Circuit Circuit is building the world's first manufacturing-focused AI knowledge and workflow platform. Our mission is to help industrial and manufacturing enterprises transform how they sel…
General Assembler 1
Roles & Responsibilities RESPONSIBILITIES Possess a basic understanding of production processes within area of assignment and a working knowledge of manufacturing equipment. Follow GMP, s an…
Office Manager
This position wears multiple hats in a Private family office. Some days you might have your Executive Assistant hat on while other days you will be assisting management with HR duties and running rep…
Business Office Manager
About Company: Our mission is simple: Take Care of People. Guided by our core values of Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation, Education, Quality Outcomes, and Fiscal Responsibility, we are building a…
Safety Technician - Shutdowns
US Trades is seeking experienced Safety Technicians to support an upcoming refinery shutdown. This role will focus on maintaining a safe work environment during high-activity shutdown operations, w…
Shop Mechanic
The Middlesex Corporation is a nationally recognized and award-winning leader in the heavy civil construction industry. Since 1972, the family business founded by Robert W. Pereira has developed an e…
Carpenter
Southland Holdings is currently accepting resumes for highly motivated skilled workers to join our team as a Form Setter/Carpenter in El Paso, TX Duties: • Experience setting forms, tying rebar,…
Restaurant Manager
Overview: Benefits : Extensive and well-rounded training program Continued career development and growth opportunities Generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements, and hotels …