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Job Description
Electrical Design Engineer Intern | Garmin
The Tone:
This is a full-time internship for Summer 2027 at Garmin’s U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. Garmin designs and develops electronic circuits, equipment, systems, and products, including those for consumer and aviation markets. This role is crucial for contributing to the design and development of electronic circuits and systems under direct supervision, helping to create innovative and compliant technology. It offers direct, hands-on experience in engineering and product development within a leading technology company.
The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Olathe, KS
• Team: Reports to a Design Engineer, Senior Engineer, or Team Leader
• Mission: To design and develop electronic circuits, equipment, systems, and/or products, ensuring product compliance and functional performance.
What You’ll Actually Do
• Design: Design, debug, and test digital, analog, Radio Frequency (RF), and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) under direct supervision.
• Validate: Follow test procedures to verify product compliance to all applicable regulations and quality guidelines.
• Analyze: Prepare test data and reports to determine if proposed designs meet functional and performance specifications.
• Support: Support production facilities in the manufacture and testing of products by interfacing with Test Engineers and factory associates.
• Investigate: Investigate the usage of the latest components and technologies and perform cost/performance tradeoff analysis of different circuit options.
The Must-Haves
• Background: Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other related field.
• Experience: Knowledge and/or experience with test equipment and software tools for electronics design, testing, and documentation.
• Skills: Excellent academics (composite GPA greater than or equal to 3.0).
• Bonus: Outstanding academics (composite GPA greater than or equal to 3.5); previous work or internship experience with circuit design for consumer or aviation products.
