Electrical Engineering Intern

Seeing Systems (YC W26); Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real responsibility from week one

Fast iteration on designs

Snack of choice stocked

Job summary

Seeing Systems (YC W26) in Greater London seeks a motivated intern specializing in PCB design and electronics for drone systems. You will work on designing, debugging, and testing PCBs for our drones and have direct interaction with senior engineers. Ideal candidates are currently studying Electrical Engineering and possess hands-on experience, as personal projects or coursework. You'll receive real responsibility from week one and have your boards actually fly. Join a fast-paced, innovative team focused on robotics and perception.

Qualifications

• Solid grasp of analog and digital electronics fundamentals.
• Comfortable testing and integrating new electronics.
• Portfolio of personal projects proving hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

• Design PCBs for sensor breakouts and power boards.
• Bring up, debug, and validate boards using lab equipment.
• Support integration of electronics into drones and ground stations.

Skills

PCB design experience

Hands-on electronics fundamentals

Scripting in Python or C

Comfortable with oscilloscopes and multimeters

Education

Currently studying Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Altium

KiCad

STM32-class MCUs

Job description

About Us

Seeing Systems is building autonomous drone systems that can perceive, navigate, and act intelligently in complex real‑world environments. We’re advancing autonomy through monocular vision, sensor fusion, and robust system design — drones that keep working where traditional systems fail, supported by an agentic stack that reduces operator cognitive load. Our first product is an FPV‑class drone built from the ground up with a modular hardware architecture. If we get the first platform right, we can move fast on everything else: larger airframes, longer range, new payloads, and new mission profiles without rebuilding the stack each time. We were founded by brothers Matthew and Alexander Le Maitre. Matthew is a former Jane Street engineer and Cambridge CS graduate with a background in autonomous systems research. Alexander is a self‑taught hardware engineer who has been building unmanned systems and military‑grade electronics. We’re an early‑stage, fast‑moving team working at the intersection of robotics, perception, and real‑world deployment. We iterate weekly. We test in real environments.

The Role

You’ll work alongside our hardware team on the electronics that make our drones fly — schematics, PCB layouts, bring‑up, bench testing, and field testing. This isn’t an internship where you’ll be reading documentation in a corner. You’ll have your own boards, your own scope, and your own bench. The PCBs you design will be populated, brought up, and flown by the team — sometimes in the same week. You’ll work directly with Alex and the wider hardware team on subsystems going into real airframes. You’ll learn the full loop from blank schematic to a working board strapped to a drone in the field.

What You’ll Do

• Design PCBs end‑to‑end on focused subsystems: sensor breakouts, power boards, test boards, and bring‑up tools.
• Own schematic capture and multi‑layer layout under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Bring up, debug, and validate boards on the bench — scopes, logic analysers, signal generators, the works.
• Solder, rework, and assemble prototype boards with your own hands.
• Build test rigs and validation jigs that catch problems before they hit the airframe.
• Support integration of new electronics into our drones and ground station hardware.
• Participate in schematic, layout, and BOM reviews — both as the engineer being reviewed and learning to review others.
• Use AI tools to accelerate design, firmware, and debug.
• Get out of the workshop and into the field with us for flight tests.

What We’re Looking For

• Currently studying Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• A solid grasp of analog, digital, and power electronics fundamentals.
• Hands‑on PCB design experience in Altium or KiCad — coursework, side projects, hackathons, or personal builds all count.
• Comfortable with EE lab equipment: oscilloscope, multimeter, signal generator, bench supply, soldering iron.
• Some scripting in Python or C.
• A portfolio of personal projects, builds, or coursework that proves you actually like making things.
• Comfortable getting outside and testing in the real world with us.

Nice to Have

• Personal experience building or flying drones, robots, or other unmanned systems.
• Embedded work with STM32‑class MCUs and protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, USB, CAN, or Ethernet.
• Exposure to RF or wireless design.
• C/C++ firmware for board bring‑up and diagnostics.
• Previous internship, freelance, or club work on real electronic products.
• Familiarity with DFM and EMI considerations.

Why Join

• Real responsibility from week one — your boards will fly.
• A direct line to senior hardware engineers and the founders.
• Fast iteration: from schematic to soldered to flying in weeks, not quarters.
• A portfolio of shipped, field‑tested hardware by the end of the internship.
• Snack of choice stocked in the workshop.