Summer 2027 Internship - Embedded Software Engineering
Required skills
- safety-critical
- embedded software
- firmware
- C++
- Rust
- PLCs
- actuators
- sensor data
- fault-tolerant control logic
- control architectures
Nice to have
- data acquisition system setup
- maintenance
- electrical hardware troubleshooting
- PCBA bring-up
- digital signal processing
- PLC/SCADA systems
Role summary
General Matter is seeking an Embedded Engineering Intern for Summer 2027 to develop safety-critical software for their uranium enrichment systems. The intern will assist in building low-level firmware in C/C++, Rust, and/or PLCs to control actuators and process sensor data. Responsibilities include supporting control architecture design, automated testing infrastructure, hardware integration, and debugging using laboratory instrumentation. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven company aiming to make nuclear energy the most affordable baseload power source, working alongside a world-class team of engineers and operators.
About the company
General Matter enriches uranium.
We are designing, building, and operating the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services, here in the US.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.
We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency.
Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable.
About This Role
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.
Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Skills and Experience
Additional Requirements
Equal Opportunity Employer
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.
Compensation and Benefits
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).
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.
