Electronics Intern

Open Star Technologies Limited; Wellington; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

OpenStarTechnologies in Wellington, New Zealand, is seeking a student- or early-career electronics engineer to join the Embedded Electronics team. You will help design, prototype, and test hardware for fusion-system subsystems, from schematic capture to bench testing and integration on the machine.

The role emphasizes hands-on PCB design and assembly, soldering PCBs, and using Simulink or equivalent tools to model control systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with PCB design and layout for embedded electronics.
• Hands-on soldering and PCB assembly experience.
• Familiarity with system modelling tools (Simulink or similar).
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design schematics and PCB layouts for embedded electronics subsystems.
• Build and solder PCBs for hardware prototypes.
• Apply engineering judgement to component selection and design trade-offs.

Skills

PCB design

Soldering

Simulink

Multidisciplinary

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechatronics

Tools

Simulink

Job description

Support the Electronics team to design, prototype, and test the embedded electronics hardware that powers our fusion systems

17th August, 2026

Equal Opportunity Statement: We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace.We believe that diversity strengthens our team and are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment.

Who We Are

OpenStarTechnologies is on a mission to repeat the feats of Māui and capture the power of the Sun. By mastering fusion - the process that powers the stars - we can generate safe, clean, carbon-free, base-load electricity in a way that is economically scalable to the challenge of mitigating climate disaster and giving birth to the next industrial revolution. Our team is made up of talented engineers and physicists, based in Wellington, New Zealand.

About the Role

JoinOpenStar'sElectronics team to help design, prototype, and test the embedded electronics hardware that powers our fusion systems, from schematic capture and PCB layout through to bench testing and integration on the machine.

Key Responsibilities

• Design schematics and PCB layouts for embedded electronics subsystems, spanning analogue signal conditioning, power electronics, and digital interfaces
• Build and solder PCBs forinitialhardware prototypes
• Apply good engineering judgement tocomponentselectionand design trade-offs, escalating to the Lead of Electronics where appropriate

Control System Simulation

• Use Simulink (or equivalent tools) to model and simulate closed-loop control systems for the hardwareyou\'redeveloping

Testing & Validation

• Deploy and test hardware in realistic environments, including under cryogenic and vacuum conditions where relevant
• Write and execute test plans, capturing results clearly andidentifyingfailure modes methodically
• Support integration with real superconducting systems

Key Relationships

• Lead of Electronics
• Firmware Engineering - collaboration on embedded systems and hardware/software interface debugging
• Mechanical Engineering Team - coordination on physical layout and thermal constraints
• HTS Rectifier / Subsystems teams - integration of electronics into wider systems

What We're Looking For

• Experience with PCB design
• Hands-on experience soldering and assembling PCBs
• Familiarity with Simulink or similar system modelling tools
• Ability to work through and solve highly multidisciplinary engineering problems.
• Ability to take initiative, workindependently,and as part of a team.
• Greatteammemberwith clear communication and collaboration skills.
• Innate desire to learn, innovate, and critique ideas including one's own.
• Currently in the 3rd or 4th year of aBachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechatronics, or a related Engineering discipline

Join Us

This opportunity boils down to the chance to work on something truly meaningful. The scariest thing about the climate crisis today is that, forall ofour bluster and protest, there are very few of us whoactually havea chance to do meaningful work solving this problem. Carbon-free energy is an absolute necessity if we want to be able torecognisethe world thatfuture generationsinherit. Please join us in making this a reality.