--- title: 'Summer 2027 Internship - Embedded Software Engineering at General Matter' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/summer-2027-internship-embedded-software-engineering-general-matter-los-angeles-nrwtqxkfr2ej' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-06' --- # Summer 2027 Internship - Embedded Software Engineering at General Matter - **Company:** General Matter - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA - **Posted:** 2026-09-02 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/generalmatter/jobs/5377131008 ## Job description ## 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 - Assist in the development of safety-critical embedded software that powers General Matter's industrial systems with reliability and precision. - Help build low-level firmware in C/C++, Rust, and/or PLCs to control electromechanical actuators, process high-speed sensor data, and execute fault-tolerant control logic. - Support the design of control architectures, state machines, and data acquisition systems for mission-critical hardware. - Contribute to automated build, test, and validation infrastructure for embedded software. - Partner closely with hardware, electrical, and controls engineers to bring up new systems, integrate firmware with hardware, and troubleshoot electromechanical challenges. - Assist with debugging real-world embedded systems using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and other laboratory instrumentation. - Support integrated system testing and commissioning of embedded software running on production equipment. ## Basic Qualifications - Current undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar discipline. - Development experience in C, C++, Golang, Python, or Rust. - General understanding of embedded or low-level systems development. - Collaborative team member who thrives in fast-paced, multidisciplinary environments and is eager to learn. - Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals. ## Preferred Skills and Experience - Exposure to data acquisition system setup, maintenance, or development. - Familiarity with electrical hardware troubleshooting or PCBA bring-up. - Coursework or project experience in digital signal processing. - Exposure to low-level communication protocol debugging. - Coursework or project experience with PLC/SCADA systems. - Experience in a fast-paced engineering environment or project setting requiring a resourceful, entrepreneurial approach to complete tasks within tight timeframes. Additional Requirements - Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary. ## 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. ## About General Matter ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Nuclear energy – uranium enrichment, nuclear fuel supply chain - **Target customers**: Nuclear power plant operators (civilian reactors, small modular reactors, microreactors), data center operators, industrial manufacturers, and government/defense entities - **Mission**: “Restore US leadership in nuclear fuel” and “make the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable” [generalmatter.com/mission](https://generalmatter.com/mission/) ## Products & Services - **Low Enriched Uranium (LEU)**: Enrichment of uranium to 3-5% U-235 for existing US civilian reactors (supplying ~20% of US grid power) - **High Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU)**: Enrichment to 5-20% U-235 for next-generation small modular reactors (SMRs) and microreactors - **Enrichment as a Service**: Novel, scalable, cost-competitive enrichment technology to fill the critical gap in the US nuclear fuel cycle (conversion → enrichment → deconversion/fabrication) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Currently hiring for 64+ roles across engineering, construction, legal, and operations; actively building enrichment capacity - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Described as backed by “institutions” and “generational companies” – specific names not publicly available [generalmatter.com/careers](https://generalmatter.com/careers/) - **Growth Signals**: Aggressive hiring across multiple disciplines; establishing a physical presence in Los Angeles (HQ) and Paducah, Kentucky (construction/manufacturing); addressing a critical national security gap (US currently performs <1% of global enrichment) ## Competitive Advantages - **Domestic enrichment technology**: Novel, proprietary enrichment process designed to be cheaper, more reliable, and scalable compared to foreign state-backed competitors - **National security moat**: Sole US-focused enrichment startup aiming to break dependence on Russian and Chinese supply chains - **Talent pool**: Attracts high-caliber individuals from nuclear engineering, technology, finance, and special operations backgrounds - **First-mover in HALEU**: Positioned to fuel the next wave of advanced reactors and behind-the-meter power for AI data centers ## Strategic Focus - **Scale domestic enrichment capacity**: Build and operate enrichment facilities in the US (Los Angeles and Paducah) - **Support AI and manufacturing growth**: Provide reliable, emissions-free baseload power for compute and industrial expansion - **Enable advanced reactors**: Supply HALEU for SMRs and microreactors, opening new markets in remote and austere environments - **Strengthen US energy independence**: Restore US leadership in nuclear fuel production ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: High standards, extreme ownership, copious autonomy, deep trust, zero politics – described as “work with the best across nuclear, tech and finance” [generalmatter.com/careers](https://generalmatter.com/careers/) - **Work environment**: On-site roles in Los Angeles, CA (engineering, nuclear, legal) and Paducah, KY (construction, procurement); no remote/hybrid options explicitly stated - **Notable perks**: Mission-driven work with national impact; opportunity to solve a critical energy and security challenge; flat organization with high agency - **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on control systems, embedded software, simulation, DevOps, and nuclear safety engineering; also seeks creative minds and numbers savants ## Sources 1. [generalmatter.com](https://generalmatter.com/) 2. [generalmatter.com/careers](https://generalmatter.com/careers/) 3. [generalmatter.com/mission](https://generalmatter.com/mission/) 4. [generalmatter.com/technology](https://generalmatter.com/technology/) 5. 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