Electrical Engineer Intern: Reliability & Test Automation

S&C Electric; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

S&C Electric Company, a 100% employee-owned provider of power grid solutions, is seeking an Electrical Engineer Co-op in Chicago for the New Product Validation & Reliability team. This on-site internship offers hands-on experience in reliability testing, data collection, and design for reliability across electrical and electromechanical products.

The role supports test planning, fixture design, and test automation under senior engineers, with mentorship and a clear pathway for long-term career

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an accredited engineering program with steady coursework in electrical/computer/mechatronics.
• Interest in reliability engineering, product validation, or embedded systems.
• Familiarity with circuit analysis, sensors, data acquisition, or programming helpful.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and executing Design for Reliability plans for new products.
• Support reliability test planning: sample sizes, durations, factors, resources.
• Participate in environmental stress testing and accelerated life testing activities.
• Design, build, modify, and document test fixtures for reliability testing.
• Develop embedded or microcontroller-based test automation to sequence tests and collect data.
• Support circuit board layout, wiring, sensor integration, and test interface development.
• Set up and operate test equipment like thermal chambers, vibration shakers, and oscilloscopes.
• Collect and analyze test data to identify trends and potential design weaknesses.
• Document procedures, setups, observations, results, and conclusions clearly in reports.
• Collaborate with reliability engineers, design engineers, and lab staff.

Skills

C

C++

Python

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Arduino

Education

Electrical Engineering (in-progress)

Computer Engineering (in-progress)

Mechatronics Engineering (in-progress)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Data Acquisition Systems

Thermal Chambers

Vibration Shakers

Power Supplies

Multimeters

Automation Test Systems

Job description

S&C Electric Company, a 100% employee-owned provider of power grid solutions, is seeking an Electrical Engineer Co-op in Chicago for the New Product Validation & Reliability team. This on-site internship offers hands-on experience in reliability testing, data collection, and design for reliability across electrical and electromechanical products.

The role supports test planning, fixture design, and test automation under senior engineers, with mentorship and a clear pathway for long-term career