Iaas SW Engineer Intern

IaaS Software Engineer Intern

At Panasonic Avionics Corporation, interns play a meaningful role in driving innovation and shaping the future of inflight entertainment. We're excited to welcome motivated, forward-thinking students to join our growing teams for Summer 2026. Our paid internships run 100% on-site from May/June through August/September, and all candidates must be actively enrolled students during the program.

Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity! How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that's here to stay!

Responsibilities

The intern will develop a proof-of-concept automation tool for bare-metal server provisioning workflows. Specifically, they will:

• Build a Go-based CLI tool that integrates with existing hardware provisioning APIs (Tinkerbell/MAAS).
• Implement automated validation checks for boot configurations and image deployment status.
• Create Python test automation using pytest to verify provisioning workflows across different hardware configurations.
• Document deployment procedures and generate hardware compatibility matrices.
• Contribute to internal tooling that supports the IaaS platform team's operations.

This is a defined project with clear deliverables that complements existing systems without replacing production responsibilities.

What You Will Get From This Experience

Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code and bare-metal provisioning technologies used in production cloud environments. Practical Go/C/C++/Linux development skills building system-level tooling. Exposure to Linux system administration, boot processes, and hardware management protocols (PXE, IPMI/Redfish). Experience with containerization, CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), and test automation frameworks. Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems design patterns. Agile/Scrum development practices including sprint planning, code reviews, and working with distributed teams. Mentorship from senior engineers on production IaaS infrastructure.

Qualifications

What We're Looking For:

Junior or Senior undergraduate, or graduate student in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering.

Required Technical Skills:

• GO/C/C++ programming
• Python programming

Bonus Skills:

• Linux system administration
• pytest or testing frameworks
• microservices
• CI/CD pipelines
• Bash/shell scripting
• Embedded systems/Raspberry Pi/Micro Controller usage/development

Applicants must be authorized to work on a full-time basis for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any type of employment-based visa at this time.

Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S.