Electronics Hardware Engineer Intern

adinstruments; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 20,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Mentor support

Flexible hours

Job summary

ADInstruments in Dunedin is offering a paid, full-time internship for an Electronics/Mechatronics student to contribute to the PowerLab C platform. You will work in our Hardware group, gain hands-on experience with PCB design in Altium, and be paired with a mentor who will guide you through front-end hardware development.

You'll learn about low-noise analogue circuits and data acquisition while delivering hardware that may be shipped to customers, with flexible hours and team-focused

Qualifications

• Open to students currently studying or recently completed in Electronics Engineering or Mechatronics.
• Experience with PCB design software (Altium Designer preferred) and circuit simulation tools.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices and working in a team.
• Strong problem-solving, collaborative, and organized approach.

Responsibilities

• Support the PowerLab C front end PCB design and integration tasks.
• Assist with low-noise analogue circuit concepts and data acquisition techniques.
• Collaborate with mentors to contribute to hardware development and customer-ready shipments.

Skills

PCB design

Circuit simulation

Agile development

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Education

Electronics Engineering

Mechatronics

Tools

Altium Designer

Circuit simulation tools

Job description

Your Role

We're excited to be offering an internship for an aspiring Electronics Engineer to join us in our modern, spacious office in Dunedin's warehouse precinct this summer. You'll be joining our Hardware group and working on PowerLab C, our state-of-the-art platform for life science data acquisition. Our development work is done using Altium Designer among others, but don't worry if you're not familiar with these yet. You will be given all the training you need, and paired with a mentor who will show you the ropes. By the end of your internship, you will have contributed to the PowerLab C product, and your work will be shipped to ADInstruments' customers. Working with our team you'll enjoy flexible work hours, and a range of social events. An internship with us will get your foot in the door of the tech industry.

The Project

The PowerLab C Oximeter project aims to expand our range of PowerLab C data acquisition devices to include options that can take non-invasive measurements of blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) in humans and animals. PowerLab C is ADInstruments' next generation hardware for life science data acquisition. As our customers' research increases in complexity, we want to support their need to record more signals. This project involves understanding low-noise analogue electronic circuits & data acquisition techniques and using that knowledge to design a front end module printed circuit board (PCB). The outcome will be hardware device(s) which make it easier for customers to perform the data acquisition they need to conduct their research.

The Team

We value diversity of all kinds, and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team where we learn from each other.

Our team is collaborative and curious and love working on new, innovative changes to our products. You'll be joining a team who love to deliver value to our customers regularly. We're excited to welcome you this summer and introduce you to the ADInstruments culture of passionate people who love science, learning and creating world-class products.

The Business

ADInstruments creates innovative software and hardware solutions for life science researchers and educators. With a team of 60 in Dunedin and almost 200 globally, we have customers world-wide and are a leader in our field.

Skills and Experience

This internship is open to students who are currently studying, or have just completed, a tertiary qualification in Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics or a related field. We are an Agile development team, so you should feel comfortable working and contributing within a group context, sharing ideas, solving problems and working towards a common goal.

We’re excited about you because you’ll bring:

• You will currently be studying, or have completed study less than 12 months ago, a tertiary qualification in Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics or a related field
• Experience with PCB design software (Altium Designer preferred) and circuit simulation tools
• Some knowledge of, and a desire to learn, the following skills and tools:
  • Working in an Agile development team
  • Designing high performance low-noise analogue circuits
  • Simulating performance of electronic circuits
  • Schematic capture and PCB layout
  • Designing and creating a solution based on a customer problem
• Ability to work well in a group, share ideas and problem-solve
• A considerate, pragmatic and organised approach to your work

These skills aren't a requirements checklist. If you have only some of the above but would also bring something additional to our team, we'd love to talk!

This paid, full-time internship will run from mid-November 2026 to late-January 2027.

Applications close Thursday 10 September.