Hardware Engineering Intern
Location
Austin, TX
Level
Internship
Department
Energy
Type
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-07-30
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with senior engineers to design, simulate, build, and test electrical and mechanical systems.
- Participate in hands-on prototyping, debugging, and iterative testing of early- and late-stage hardware.
- Support both R&D and production efforts–from first breadboard to high-volume manufacturing.
- Help diagnose and solve real-world performance, thermal, and integration issues.
- Contribute to system documentation, test procedures, and design reviews.
Job Requirements
- Current junior or senior in an undergraduate program, or a graduate student, in Engineering, Physics, Math, or a related technical field.
- Strong understanding of electrical or mechanical engineering fundamentals (depending on focus).
- Passion for hands-on hardware development and building things that work in the real world.
- For mechanical focus: experience with CAD design (e.g., SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or similar) is a plus.
- For electrical focus: familiarity with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g., KiCad, Altium) is a plus.
- Curious, self-motivated, and eager to work on hard problems with real-world impact.
