Graduate Engineering Trainee - Electrical

River; Bangalore Rural; On-site; INR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

River in India is seeking a Graduate Engineering Trainee to support development and lifecycle management of critical electrical peripherals such as TFT displays, VCU, BMS, MCU, and lighting systems, contributing to the rider interface and vehicle intelligence.

You will assist senior engineers with end-to-end development, prepare PRDs, translate high-level goals into component targets, and work on system logic and vehicular communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics Engineering.
• 0 to 2 years of experience.
• Active college project experience (e.g., FSAE, BAJA, Robocon, Satellite Team) is preferred.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and eagerness to learn.
• Basic understanding of circuit theory and electronics.

Responsibilities

• Support development and lifecycle management of electrical peripherals (Display, VCU, Lamps, etc.).
• Assist with PRD creation and translating vehicle goals into component targets.
• Work on system-level behavior and vehicular communication interfaces.
• Coordinate with Tier-1/Tier-2 vendors and manage sample submissions and timelines.
• Perform bench- and vehicle-level testing; troubleshoot hardware-software integration issues.

Skills

Problem-solving mindset

Structured logical thinking

Eagerness to learn

CAN familiarity (bonus)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics Engineering

Tools

KiCad

Altium

Eclipse IDE

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. We are looking for a high-energy Graduate Engineering Trainee to support development and lifecycle management of critical electrical peripherals. This role demands you to work on specific components that define the rider's interface and the vehicle's intelligence - Such as, Smart Display Cluster (TFT, LCD, Telematics), Vehicle Control Unit (VCU), Battery Management System (BMS), Motor Control Unit (MCU), Lighting Systems (Lamps), and HMI Peripherals (Horn/Switchgear) etc.
2. Development support: Support Senior engineers with the end-to-end development of assigned peripherals (Display, VCU, Lamps, etc.).
3. Requirements Management: Support with Authoring and maintaining detailed Product Requirement Documents (PRD) and technical specifications, translating high-level vehicle goals into component-level engineering targets.
4. Integration & System Logic: Work on system level behavior and logics, defining hardware-software interface and over all Vehicular communication.
5. Supplier Coordination: Support technical discussions with Tier-1 and Tier-2 vendors and help manage timelines for tool development, sample submissions (A-sample to T0-sample), and manufacturing validation.
6. Validation & Troubleshooting: Execute rigorous bench-level and vehicle-level testing. Use diagnostic tools to identify and resolve hardware-software integration bugs or functional failures.

Ideal Candidate

1. Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics Engineering.
2. Experience: 0 to 2 years.
3. Project experience: Must have active experience in a college project team (e.g., FSAE, BAJA, Robocon, Satellite Team, or a major technical capstone project).
4. Problem-solving mindset, structured logical thinking, and eagerness to learn.
5. Electrical Fundamentals: Strong understanding of circuit theory and basic electronics.
6. Design & Tools : Experience with PCB design tools like KICAD or Altium and Software tools like Eclipse IDE.
7. Hands-on Electronics: Comfort with soldering, wire crimping, harness fabrication, and bench instrument operation.
8. Communication Protocols (Bonus): Basic familiarity with automotive communication protocols like CAN is a plus.