About the role
This is a hands-on internship / working-student (Werkstudent) role in a real engineering environment. You will work alongside our engineering team, contribute to hardware testing and validation, and get your hands on actual SDR systems. You will not be writing engineering reports; you will be doing it. The role is scoped for someone early in their studies or career, with plenty of room to learn and take on more responsibility over time. For the right person, this is a direct path into a full-time role as ZeroPhase grows.
What you'll do
Hardware testing & validation
- Support the execution of hardware testing and validation protocols for our SDR systems.
- Assist in maintaining test documentation and structured records of hardware performance.
- Learn what "field-ready" means in practice, and help us enforce that standard.
Test automation & scripting
- Contribute to Python and Bash scripts that automate flash, configure, and validate cycles.
- Help reduce manual steps in our hardware testing pipeline as we scale production.
Field integration support
- Assist with on-site integration of our data links into customer and partner UAV platforms.
- Support hardware diagnostics and troubleshooting alongside senior engineers.
Engineering feedback
- Help document field observations, failure modes, and customer feedback.
- Feed structured technical input back to the R&D team to inform the next hardware iteration.
What we're looking for
- Currently studying electrical engineering, computer science, aerospace, or a related field.
- Comfortable in a Linux environment: working in the terminal feels natural to you.
- Basic scripting ability in Python or Bash: you can automate a repetitive task.
- Foundational understanding of RF concepts: gain, SNR, interference, spectrum.
- Hardware curiosity: you pick up a circuit board and want to understand what you are looking at.
- Proactive and self-directed: you do not wait to be told what to do next.
- Good English; German is a plus.
Bonus: not required
- Any prior exposure to SDRs, such as GNU Radio, USRP, LimeSDR, or similar.
- Familiarity with drone or UAS hardware at any level.
- A lab project, hackathon, or side build that shows you work with real hardware outside of coursework.
- Interest in defence, aerospace, or RF systems.
How the hiring process works
- Intro call. 30 minutes with our recruiting team. We'll learn about your background, and you'll learn about the mission.
- Deep dive. A working session with one of our engineers on a real hands-on testing or debugging task.
- Case study, in Munich. A visit to the lab to work through a hardware task with the team, in person if you can make it or over Teams if you can't.
- The offer. By now you've likely already met our CEO. This round is where we make it official: fast, transparent, and built around the mission.