Electrical Engineer Intern (Summer)
Washington, DCInternship$4,800–7,000/moSeen 2mo agoStill listed 2 days ago
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Guardian RF seeks a summer electrical engineering intern to aid design, testing, and deployment of low‑SWaP passive RF sensing systems for drone detection, working directly with full‑time engineers on hardware bring‑up, RF front‑end validation, power systems, antenna integration, and system‑level troubleshooting.
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Full job description
Guardian RF is seeking an electrical engineering summer intern to support the design, testing, and deployment of low-SWaP passive RF sensing systems for drone detection and airspace awareness. The intern will work directly with full-time engineers on hardware bring-up, RF front-end validation, power and battery systems, antenna integration, and system-level troubleshooting. Responsibilities include bench testing, field testing support, documentation of electrical designs and test results, and iterative improvements to deployed sensor hardware. The role requires a strong foundation in electrical engineering fundamentals, comfort with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers, and interest in RF systems, embedded hardware, or applied sensing. This is a hands-on engineering role embedded in active commercial and government deployments, with exposure to real-world constraints around size, power, reliability, and manufacturability.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,340 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$4,800–7,000/mo
- Washington, D.C. median$102–185K/yr35 salary ranges
- US median$40–55/hr402 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 52 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Washington, D.C. and 10,340 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (8,620 postings).
- Education
- 6,975 of the 10,340 open Electrical Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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