Summer Engineering Intern at ASRI

ASRI is an engineering company in Annapolis MD that supports radio frequency analysis for the US aviation industry

Objective:
Create reference models of RF protection parameters for all ICAO standardized systems.

Tasks:
For each aviation system listed in ICAO Doc 9718 Vol. I Attachment G, use the relevant standards documents (ICAO, RTCA, AEEC) to create a reference model of RF characteristics that can be used to assess the potential for interference from external system. The work should include the needed information to assess interference potential for both in-band, and out-of-band, signals.  Any gaps in information should be identified, and then conduct the necessary follow up with the provided relevant system experts to propose a consensus value.  If the output is suitable, the candidate’s work will be credited in a paper presented to a UN panel meeting in Sep 2026.

Additional work options may be available if candidate is able to attend in office or completes the work earlier

Education and/or Experience Requirements:
Essential:

• Enrolled in an electrical engineering undergraduate program that covers radio frequency and signal theory

Desirable:

• Experience with radios (e.g. amateur radio license, radio building/servicing, etc.)
• Experience with aviation (e.g. pilot training, etc.)

Relevant information:

• Work needs to be completed by 14 Aug 2026 with weekly progress updates
• A candidate that can attend the ASRI office Tue/Wed weekly is preferred, but not essential if the candidate is based elsewhere in the US.
• Candidate will need to use their own computer, but will be given access to ASRI accounts and the relevant standards documents.
• Candidates may be able to attend an airline meeting in Montreal, Canada 9-10 Jun (expenses paid) if they have a passport and ability to travel.
• ASRI payment rate is $25 an hour up to 40 hours a week max

Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described herein are characteristic of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position:

• Constantly operates a computer/smartphone/tablet.
• Regularly required to maintain a stationary position sitting at a desk and working on a computer; move about the office and the local metropolitan area; determine what others have said or written; and, converse with others and exchange accurate information.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, and move about the office and travel (locally, nationally, and internationally).
• May also include occasional bending, stooping, squatting, and/or pushing and pulling or moving, e.g., to pack, unpack, and/or move cases.
• Occasionally required to move, raise, reach, and/or retrieve binders, books, boxes, and files up to 15 lbs.
• While on travel, could be responsible to move, raise, reach, and/or retrieve luggage weighing as much as 55 lbs. (Assistance may not always be available.)

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