Hardware Engineering Intern
Location
Austin, TX
Level
Internship
Department
Energy
Type
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-05-22
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with senior engineers on electrical and mechanical system designs.
- Participate in prototyping, debugging, and testing of hardware.
- Support R&D and production efforts from prototyping to manufacturing.
- Diagnose and solve performance, thermal, and integration issues.
- Contribute to system documentation and design reviews.
- Engage in iterative testing of hardware prototypes.
- Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Job Requirements
- Current junior or senior in an undergraduate program, or a graduate student, in Engineering, Physics, Math, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of electrical or mechanical engineering fundamentals.
- Passion for hands-on hardware development.
- Experience with CAD design for mechanical focus (e.g., SolidWorks) is a plus.
- Familiarity with schematic capture and PCB layout tools for electrical focus (e.g., KiCad) is a plus.
- Curious and self-motivated with a desire to solve real-world problems.
- Willingness to adapt to changing priorities in a startup environment.
