Intern - Controls Engineer - Summer 2027
Milpitas, CAInternship$25–38/hrPosted 2w agoStill listed 5 days ago
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Job overview
Commonwealth Fusion Systems is seeking a Controls Engineering Intern to support controls work for advanced equipment. The internship runs 13–18 weeks and offers opportunities on site in Milpitas, California. Assignments and technical skillsets vary by team need. The program is open to currently enrolled college students from bachelor’s through PhD programs, and interns must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
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About Commonwealth Fusion Systems:
Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.
Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And we're working with policymakers, suppliers, and many others to build the energy industry of the future.
We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised $4 billion of capital, making us the largest and leading fusion company in the world.
Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.
If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.
Join the power movement as a Controls Engineering Intern
We are looking for a talented Controls Engineering Intern to join our team! CFS interns are highly valued within the organization and placed into meaningful and challenging roles.
Program Details:
- 13-18 week internship
- 40-50 hours per week with set hourly salary based on year in school
- Opportunities on site in Milpitas, CA. If an intern is going to be on site, you will be responsible for your own transportation and housing
- Specific project assignments and required technical skillset will vary based on the team’s existing need.
- Opportunities available for currently enrolled college students in all levels of schooling from bachelor’s degree to PhD
- Interns must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer
What you'll do:
- Schematic & drafting support
- PLC programming & configuration
- Safety component selection & design
- Specify, write, and test control software for advanced equipment
What we’re looking for:
- Pursuing an engineering degree with focus in the field of Electrical Engineering Engineering
- Automation of equipment (could be industrial or even home automation)
- Circuits & power courses completed
- AutoCAD experience a huge plus
Must-have Requirements:
- Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call occasionally
- Perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time
- Dedication to safety to mitigate industrial hazards that may include heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, and cryogenics
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At CFS, we excel in fast-paced environments, driven by our values of integrity, execution, impact, and self-critique. As we grow, we’re eager to bring on mission-driven folks who offer diverse perspectives and fresh ways to tackle challenges.
We value diversity deeply and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer by choice. We consider all qualified applicants equally, regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law.
This role requires compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information (collectively, “Export Control Laws"). Any offer of employment will be contingent on the need for compliance with such Export Control Laws.
25 - 38 USD
Rates are aligned to your current year in school, ensuring equitable and consistent pay across our intern program.
For BS interns, the hourly rate is $25–$32 For MS/PhD interns, the rate is $35–$38
Benefits included for full-time interns:
- 40 hours of sick time
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with employer matching (must be 21 years of age to enroll)
- Professional growth opportunities
- Team-building activities
How this job compares
Set against the 2,108 open Engineering Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$25–38/hr
- California median$25–36/hr106 hourly ranges
- US median$23–30/hr1,048 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $31.50/hr, is close to the California median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the middle half of Engineering Intern hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 169 open Engineering Intern jobs in California and 2,108 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Arup8 open
- Jacobs7 open
- Mach Industries7 open
- Experience
- Engineering Intern postings that state a minimum ask for 0 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 0 to 1 year (35 postings).
- Education
- 707 of the 2,108 open Engineering Intern jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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