Intern-Software Engineering

Software Engineering Intern- Irvine, CA (100% onsite)

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.

Who We Are:

Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? 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!

To learn more about internship program visit: https://www.panasonic.aero/internships

Project Tasks: 

• Write, test, document, and review new code for PAC’s on-aircraft and ground messaging applications
• Debug existing code to resolve bug reports submitted by external groups
• Develop automated tests to validate messaging behavior
• Engage in day-to-day scrum/agile activities

What You'll Gain: 

• Gain exposure to production-level products with real-world users
• Learn coding best practices via code reviews with senior team members
• Learn software development methodologies (scaled agile) used in large corporations

• Contribute toward production features or build internal tools to supplement/enhance our development process
• Recruit high performance interns to the team/company with minimum ramp-up and on-boarding
• Establish PAC’s reputation in the academic sectors for future recruiting

• Undergraduate degree in progress (or higher) for computer science or related field of study
• Familiarity with C/C++ programming experience in Linux environment including TCP/IP network programming and device drivers.
• Familiarity with Python, Bash Linux, CMake. 
• Knowledge with agile software development process. 
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills

Must be able to commute and work on-site 5 days a week.

Must be currently enrolled as a fulltime student at an accredited four-year college or university

Experience with MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint.

Ability to decipher technical documents with experience reading engineering drawings. Excellent communication skills both written and spoken.

Nice to have:
• Familiarity with technologies with AWS
• Knowledge with Git, CICD, and automated testing frameworks

The hourly wage range for this position is $25- $43.  The final offer amount may vary and is based on the candidates' year in school. The minimum hourly wage for this role will be the greater of the posted range, or minimum wage for the location where the employee will be working, subject to local minimum wage requirements.    

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. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Avionics Corporation