Internship | Hardware Product Innovation | Leuven

Septentrio; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship from Septentrio engineers

Hands-on hardware project experience

Job summary

Septentrio in Leuven is seeking a Hardware Product Innovation Intern to help shape next‑gen GPS/GNSS hardware and open‑source integration for robotics. You will design high‑level hardware/software concepts, prototype ideas, and document APIs to enable community adoption; collaborate with NVIDIA SDK, Raspberry Pi, and automotive sensing work.

You will gather requirements, explore ecosystems, evaluate designs, and deliver an intuitive, cost-conscious system ready for open‑source collaboration.

Qualifications

• You study Electrical/Electronics, Robotics or Mechatronics Engineering or Software Engineering with hardware affinity.
• Good hands-on HW design (basic PCB design, layout) and basic Linux/Windows programming experience.
• Creative, design-oriented, independent and innovative in task execution.
• Experience with NVIDIA and Raspberry or Autonomous vehicles or Sensor fusion.
• GNSS experience or PCB/3D mechanical box experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• You will gather general requirements and propose a new hardware product idea for robotics.
• You will become familiar with the ecosystem (NVIDIA SDK, Raspberry Pi, etc.) for integration.
• You will evaluate potential vendors and existing designs to harvest best ideas.
• You will design a high-level system integration to enable open-source HW/SW projects.
• You will identify required software elements and design with a cost-minded approach.
• You will prototype the idea with electronics design, 3D printing, or fabrication and document fully.
• You will publish the design online to enable community adoption and ensure an intuitive final solution.

Skills

HW design

Linux programming

Windows programming

Hardware integration

PCB design

C/C++ basics

Robotics knowledge

Education

Electrical Electronics Robotics or Mechatronics or Software Engineering with hardware affinity

Tools

NVIDIA SDK

Raspberry Pi

PCB design tools

3D printing

Job description

For our Leuven offices, we are looking for highly qualified and motivated professionals like you. If you think you have what it takes to keep Septentrio firmly in Pole Position, get in touch.

We need you for the position of

HARDWARE PRODUCT INNOVATION INTERNSHIP

To be an intern at Septentrio is not only a learning opportunity, but it is also a chance to put your theoretical knowledge into practice and get real industry experience. You will have a real impact, overcome challenges, and deliver valuable input. In our international environment you are treated like a professional.

Description Of The Project

GPS/GNSS positioning is becoming a common element in IoT, Autonomous and 4th revolution technology. Septentrio’s GNSS products play an important role on this aspect which thanks to its accurate and flexible integration.

The internship will go over making a HardWare or System design and a high-level open-source integration for some of the most important integrations.

The work will involve some Hardware high level design/understanding as well as software understanding to make sure basic software is available to allow the integration to work.

Responsibilities Of The Intern

You will gather general requirements and come up with an innovative proposal for a new hardware product idea targeted to robotics. You also will get familiar with the ecosystem (e.g. robotics, NVIDIA SDK, Raspberry Pi, or the targeted general system) specially when integrating GPS systems. And you will evaluate possible companies doing these systems, check existing designs and pick up the best ideas from a full open-minded view.

You will make a high-level design for the system integration to allow an easy open-source (HW/SW) project. You will identify the software elements needed to make the system to work in the easiest way. You will consider the best design with cost minded view. You will produce or reproduce the electronics design hardware, 3D print or prototype the idea, document fully the design and make it available online so that community can adopt the system integration as easily as possible. The final solution should work in an intuitive way.

You

You study electrical/Electronics, Robotics or Mechatronics Engineering or Software Engineering with hardware affinity).

You have good hands-on HW design (basic PCB design, layout, etc.) and have basic Linux/Windows programming experience (understanding of software libraries or basic drivers).

Further, you are creative and Design-oriented. And you are flexible for task assignments and an independent worker, with innovative thinking.

You are the ideal candidate if you have experience with NVIDIA and Raspberry or with Autonomous vehicles or Sensor fusion.

And if you have GNSS experience or experience in making PCB designs, 3D mechanical boxes, it makes you the perfect candidate.

Preferred Timing

Any time during 2025 or beginning of 2026

Duration Of The Project

4 months (longer possible up to 6 months depending on candidate and skills)