We are looking for a qualified and motivated intern seeking an exceptional opportunity to gain real-world electrical engineering experience. At the completion of your internship, you will have had the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge power electronics solutions and complete multiple physical products/projects as a tangible demonstration of your acquired expertise and skills. This is a paid internship, and we require a minimum commitment of 15 hours per week.

Job summary

This role will require you to be flexible and perform many different tasks, including but not limited to:

Testing electrical circuits and components using computer-controlled data collection

Analyze the data collected and visualize the data using python

Designing and building surface mount electrical circuits

Design 3D models for different projects

Testing high-voltage circuits (10s of kilovolt)

Research on cutting edge technology such as ion propulsion and induction plasma

Perform hands-on tasks such as building ion propulsion drone or assembling power supply prototypes

Job responsibilities

Design circuit topologies that are optimized for the product including component selection and design tradeoffs

Assembly of surface mount PCB board and test of circuits after assembly

Design and build an ion propelled drone including the mechanical structure and the super-lightweight on-board power supply

Testing ion propelled drone prototypes, which usually involves >40 kV

Contacting business partners to enquire about their products

Any other tasks that the management may deem necessary to complete client project deliverables

Requirements

Must have basic electrical engineering knowledge

Good physics and math skills required

Hands-on experience in building things is preferred

Able to pick up new skills rapidly and being able to adapt to different roles in the company

Coding skill is preferred

Self-motivated, driven, independent, and able to work without supervision if necessary

Works well in a fast-paced environment and is able to communicate well with others

Willing to try out different tasks every day

Creative thinking and the ability to think on the spot

Smart and hardworking

Benefits

What you will gain from this internship:

Experience with lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters

Advanced power electronics knowledge, such as a class-E amplifier

Reading engineering drawings and assemble circuit boards from just those drawings

Data analytics skills

Improve your hands-on skills to practically solve a problem

What it takes to run a start-up

Many other skills you'll pick up on a daily basis from PhD-level engineers with multiple patents to their names