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Mechatronics Engineering Intern (Graduates Only)
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What they do
A Mechatronics Engineer combines skillsets common to mechanical engineering, electronics, computer engineering, telecommunications engineering, systems engineering and control engineering. Often focuses on projects where physical movability or use case flexibility is prioritized. Designs, tests, studies and inspects complex machines including cars, drones, industrial machinery and even automated submersibles.
$124,489 / year median in California
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Mechatronics Engineering Intern (Graduates Only) at
ELDAEON INC.
Mechatronics Engineering Intern (Graduates Only) at
ELDAEON INC.
in Duarte, California Posted in about 24 hours ago.
Type:
intern Please note before applying: this internship is open to graduates only (degree conferred; current students are not eligible) and is fully on-site in Azusa, CA, including an in-person interview
- candidates should be in the greater Los Angeles area or able to relocate. This is a hands-on hardware internship
- you'll build and integrate the physical sensing platforms (enclosures, custom PCBs, RF/sensor payloads, servo-actuated antenna arrays), not write robotics/autonomy software.
If you love making real hardware work in the field, this is for you.
ABOUT ELDAEON ELDAEON
is building the world's first tactical UAP-detection network. Our sensor-fusion platform is engineered ground-up to detect what conventional defense systems were never designed to see
- anomalous aerial phenomena that violate restricted airspace, including near nuclear facilities and military installations.
Our platform is:
Modular
- adaptable across rooftop, field, and networked regional deployments Multimodal
- fusing optical, RF, environmental, biometric, and temporal data Real-time
- live detection, correlation, and characterization of aerial phenomena We are sensor hackers, reverse engineers, and deep-tech builders.
We build what others won't.
THE ROLE
You'll join our hardware team as a Mechatronics Engineering Intern for a 3 month internship (immediate start preferred, opportunity to convert full-time), working across our two flagship sensing platforms:
DIONYSUS
- our multi-sensor UAP-detection enclosure. Integrates RF (HackRF, RTL-SDR, PlutoSDR), compute (Raspberry Pi stacks, Jetson Orin Nano, NucBox mini-PC), particle detection (PicoMuon cosmic-ray, Geiger counter), EMF, GPS, and electro-optical cameras inside a weatherproof, field-deployable chassis with active ventilation. NEMESIS
- our passive radar system.
Servo-actuated RF antenna array driven by software-defined radio, antenna control board (ACB), and Raspberry Pi compute. This is a hands-on role across CAD, electromechanical integration, thermal/ventilation design, PCB bring-up, soldering, 3D printing of custom mounts, and bring-up of new sensor payloads. You will own real subsystems shipping to early customers.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Design and 3D print mechanical enclosures, brackets, and modular bays in CAD (Fusion 360) for DIONYSUS and NEMESIS subsystems Integrate embedded compute (Raspberry Pi, Jetson Orin) with RF front-ends (SDRs, antennas, ACB) and electro-optical cameras Design, fabricate, and bring up custom PCBs
- schematic capture, board layout, hand-soldering, debug Build out servo and actuator control for NEMESIS antenna positioning (PWM, encoders, closed-loop control) Design thermal-management and IP-rated ventilation solutions for outdoor-deployable hardware Wire and bring up new sensor payloads
- RF, EO, environmental, particle Contribute to BOMs, assembly procedures, and field-deployment runbooks Work directly with founders and senior engineers on weekly hardware reviews
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Required:
Completed BS or MS in Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Robotics, or a related engineering discipline (degree already conferred, current students are NOT eligible) Proficient in at least one CAD tool (Fusion 360, SolidWorks, or Onshape) Hands-on experience with at least one embedded platform
- Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Jetson, STM32, or similar Comfortable with hand-soldering through-hole and surface-mount components Able to be on-site in Azusa for the full internship 3D printing fluency (FDM/SLA) for functional parts
- not just hobby prints Agentic Programming w/ Loops (Claude Desktop / Claude CLI) Strongly preferred (any combination): PCB design experience (KiCad, Altium, or similar)
- schematic + layout Software-defined radio (HackRF, RTL-SDR, Pluto
SDR, GNU
Radio) FPGA development (Verilog/VHDL, Vivado/Quartus)
- Zynq, Artix, or similar Servo / motor control with encoders and closed-loop tuning Electro-optical camera integration (machine-vision cameras, lens selection, image pipelines) Linux command line and Python Thermal management and IP-rated enclosure design
Bonus:
Personal projects in robotics, drones, ham radio, astronomy, or sensor-fusion Genuine curiosity about UAP, anomalous aerial phenomena and the frontier of sensing PERKS Paid
- $20/hr, full-time (40 hrs/week) Free company-provided housing in Azusa, CA available for select interns (decided at offer stage; based on candidate strength and need) Real ownership
- you ship subsystems to early customers, not throwaway intern projects Direct access to founders and senior engineers Frontier work
- the platform you'll build doesn't have a textbook
ITAR/EXPORT CONTROL NOTICE
ELDÆON develops technology subject to U.S. export-control regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) administered by the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC). Radar-related work is restricted to U.S. Persons. Core radar signal processing, NEMESIS passive-radar firmware, and any related controlled technical data may only be accessed by U.S. Persons as defined under 22 CFR §120.62 (U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and protected individuals under 8 U.S.C. §1324b(a)(3)). Non-U.S. Persons are not eligible for this position at this time. This includes candidates requiring visa sponsorship or authorized only under F-1/OPT, CPT, or H-1B status. Applicants may be asked to confirm U.S
- Person status during the process. Final scope assignment is made at offer stage based on applicant status and current export-control posture. We read every application. If your project portfolio shows you can build, you'll hear back. ELDAEON is an equal-opportunity employer. We build what others won't
- and we hire people who do the same.