Summer 2027 Internship - Embedded Software Engineering

Job description

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">About the company</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":320,"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
<p><u>General Matter enriches uranium.</u></p>
<p>We are designing, building, and operating the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services, here in the US.  </p>
<p>In the process, we are restoring America’s ability to produce nuclear fuel to power AI, advanced manufacturing and critical industries our country relies on to remain competitive. </p>
<p>Fuel drives the cost of advanced reactor electricity production, and enrichment drives the cost of the fuel that advanced reactors consume.  Reliable, low-cost enrichment is the catalyst for the nuclear Renaissance now under way.</p>
<p>Our mission is to make nuclear not only the cleanest and safest source of baseload power, but also the most affordable.  We believe abundant nuclear energy will lead to a post-scarcity society. </p>
<p>We were incubated inside Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and are backed by over a dozen of the world's top venture capital firms.  </p>
<p>Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.  </p>
<p>We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency. </p>
<p>Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable. </p>
<p><strong>About This Role</strong></p>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">As a General Matter Embedded Engineering Intern, you will help develop performant, safe, and high-quality software that directly controls our enrichment systems. You will support the development of code responsible for commanding actuators and processing high-speed signals in applications where safety and accuracy are exceedingly important. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including electrical engineers, software engineers, chemical engineers, manufacturing engineers, nuclear engineers, materials scientists, and physicists.</p>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p>
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<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Assist in the development of safety-critical embedded software that powers General Matter's industrial systems with reliability and precision.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Help build low-level firmware in C/C++, Rust, and/or PLCs to control electromechanical actuators, process high-speed sensor data, and execute fault-tolerant control logic.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Support the design of control architectures, state machines, and data acquisition systems for mission-critical hardware.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Contribute to automated build, test, and validation infrastructure for embedded software.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Partner closely with hardware, electrical, and controls engineers to bring up new systems, integrate firmware with hardware, and troubleshoot electromechanical challenges.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Assist with debugging real-world embedded systems using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and other laboratory instrumentation.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Support integrated system testing and commissioning of embedded software running on production equipment.</li>
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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Basic Qualifications</strong></p>
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<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Current undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar discipline.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Development experience in C, C++, Golang, Python, or Rust.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">General understanding of embedded or low-level systems development.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Collaborative team member who thrives in fast-paced, multidisciplinary environments and is eager to learn.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals.</li>
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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Preferred Skills and Experience</strong></p>
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<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Exposure to data acquisition system setup, maintenance, or development.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Familiarity with electrical hardware troubleshooting or PCBA bring-up.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Coursework or project experience in digital signal processing.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Exposure to low-level communication protocol debugging.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Coursework or project experience with PLC/SCADA systems.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Experience in a fast-paced engineering environment or project setting requiring a resourceful, entrepreneurial approach to complete tasks within tight timeframes.</li>
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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Additional Requirements</strong></p>
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<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.</li>
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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer</strong></p>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">General Matter is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with General Matter is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.</p>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Compensation and Benefits</strong></p>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">The hourly pay range for this internship is $32–$46 per hour, depending on the candidate's current standing in school (i.e. sophomore, senior).</p>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Interns will receive a monthly housing stipend, and are eligible for overtime pay. Please note that the stated hourly range is an estimate and may be adjusted based on market conditions, business needs, or other factors.</p>