Electrical Engineering Intern (6-12 months)

Proception Inc.; Mountain View, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Proception Inc. in Mountain View, CA, seeks an electrical engineering intern to help design, test, and validate PCBAs for multi-actuator robotic systems. You’ll work hands-on with PCBs, sensors, motor drivers, and lab tools to advance dexterous manipulation.

You will gain mentorship from senior engineers, hands-on access to advanced labs, and exposure to cutting-edge power electronics and embedded hardware, with potential for a full-time offer based on performance.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Project experience with PCB design, bring-up, and debugging.
• Experience with power electronics (motor driver, switch mode power supplies…), digital electronics (MCU, Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C…), and analog electronics (filters, ADC/DAC…).
• Familiarity with high-speed design and layout.
• Hands-on experience with electronics lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers.
• PCB design experience in KiCad or Altium, including schematic capture, multi-layer layout, and component libraries.
• Experience with Flex PCB Design.
• Experience using LTspice, Python, and Matlab.
• Basic understanding of mechanical design fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Design and test full or sub sections of PCBAs on the system, such as power distribution boards, battery management systems, sensing boards, motor controllers, and compute boards.
• Integrate and test tactile, IMU, encoder, and force/torque sensor modalities for closed‑loop robotic control.
• Help optimize PCB layouts for thermal performance, EMI/EMC, and signal‑integrity requirements.
• Support system integration and test activities by contributing to test execution and problem diagnostics and resolution.
• Work closely with mechanical and software teams to validate electrical designs in real robotic systems.
• Work directly with cutting‑edge power electronics and embedded hardware for humanoid robotics.
• Mentorship from senior electrical, firmware, robotics, and systems engineers.
• Hands‑on access to advanced labs, tools, and custom robotic platforms.
• Highly competitive internship compensation.
• Opportunity for a full‑time return offer based on performance.

Skills

PCB design

Power electronics

Digital electronics

Analog electronics

High-speed design

Lab equipment

KiCad/Altium

Flex PCB Design

LTspice

Python

MATLAB

Mechanical design basics

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering / Robotics / Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

KiCad

Altium

LTspice

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Join our electrical engineering team to help design, build, and validate electronics for our multi-actuator robotic systems. You’ll work hands-on with PCBs, sensors, motor drivers, and lab tools to advance dexterous manipulation.

Requirements

• 01 Pursuing a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 02 Project experience with PCB design, bring-up, and debugging
• 04 Experience with power electronics (motor driver, switch mode power supplies…), digital electronics (MCU, Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C…), and analog electronics (filters, ADC/DAC…)
• 05 Familiarity with high-speed design and layout
• 06 Hands‑on experience with electronics lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers
• 07 PCB design experience in KiCad or Altium, including schematic capture, multi‑layer layout, and component libraries
• 08 (+) Experience with Flex PCB Design
• 09 (+) Experience using LTspice, Python, and Matlab
• 10 (+) Basic understanding of mechanical design fundamentals

Details & responsibilities

• 01 Design and test full or sub sections of PCBAs on the system, such as power distribution boards, battery management systems, sensing boards, motor controllers, and compute boards
• 02 Integrate and test tactile, IMU, encoder, and force/torque sensor modalities for closed‑loop robotic control
• 03 Help optimize PCB layouts for thermal performance, EMI/EMC, and signal‑integrity requirements
• 04 Support system integration and test activities by contributing to test execution and problem diagnostics and resolution
• 05 Work closely with mechanical and software teams to validate electrical designs in real robotic systems
• 01 Work directly with cutting‑edge power electronics and embedded hardware for humanoid robotics
• 02 Mentorship from senior electrical, firmware, robotics, and systems engineers
• 03 Hands‑on access to advanced labs, tools, and custom robotic platforms
• 04 Highly competitive internship compensation
• 05 Opportunity for a full‑time return offer based on performance