# RF Test Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

As an RF Test Engineering Intern, you will support the development, automation, and execution of RF test systems used to validate spacecraft communication hardware and integrated RF subsystems. This role is heavily focused on test automation, lab bring-up, and data-driven validation of RF hardware in fast-paced development environments. You will work closely with RF, avionics, software, and manufacturing engineers to develop automated test infrastructure, improve test efficiency, and support RF system integration and characterization from prototype through production. This is an ideal opportunity for someone interested in combining RF engineering fundamentals with software and automation tools to enable scalable hardware testing. *This internship is 12 weeks long from May/June through August/September 2027* Responsibilities Develop and maintain automated RF test scripts and validation tools using Python or similar scripting languages Support RF hardware bring-up, integration, characterization, and troubleshooting in laboratory environments Assist with development of automated test stations for RF components and subsystems including amplifiers, filters, LNAs, mixers, and transceiv

- **Id**: 597287
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/impulse-space-rf-test-engineering-intern-summer-2027>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: intern
- **Employment type**: internship
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Redondo Beach, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-09T16:23:55Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T04:39:05Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 64
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4437
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Retirement plans, Stock options
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Space Services

## Company

- **Id**: 58617
- **Name**: Impulse Space
- **Domain**: impulsespace.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/impulse-space>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Pinpoint

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 7
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 26
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 32
- **Max**: 32
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 64000

## Technologies

- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Altium Designer** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 1
- **Days open**: 64

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-10T16:23:55Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-11T21:36:45Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-11-12T22:13:56Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 16
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.566
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 64
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:tail, crowd:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T06:29:54Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 64000
- **Is top pay**: no

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