Electrical Engineering Intern - Power Electronics

Socket.dev; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 59,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate ($38-$43/hr)

Health, dental and vision insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

Disability and life insurance

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Free catered lunch and snacks

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Pyka is offering an Electrical Engineering Intern role in Alameda, CA, to support our Electrical Engineering team in designing, testing, and validating aircraft subsystems. This hands-on internship provides exposure to real-world power electronics, embedded systems, and aviation hardware under senior engineers.

You will contribute to hardware design, testing, and system integration with a variety of projects, learning through active development programs.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with embedded systems, power electronics, motor control, or control systems.
• Familiarity with electronics lab equipment (oscilloscope, power supply, multimeter).
• Exposure to C or C++ (coursework or personal projects is fine).
• On-site in Alameda, CA.

Responsibilities

• Assist with schematic capture and PCB layout for embedded and power electronics systems.
• Support component selection and BOM creation under engineer supervision.
• Help assemble, bring up, and test PCBs in the lab.
• Run bench tests, collect data, and help analyze results.
• Support debugging of electrical and embedded systems issues.
• Assist with documentation including test procedures, results, and design notes.
• Collaborate with Mechanical, Software, and Test teams during integration and testing.

Skills

Embedded systems

Power electronics

Motor control

Control systems

Schematic capture

PCB layout

C / C++ basics

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Eagle

Job description

Pyka is offering an Electrical Engineering Intern role in Alameda, CA, to support our Electrical Engineering team in designing, testing, and validating aircraft subsystems. This hands-on internship provides exposure to real-world power electronics, embedded systems, and aviation hardware under senior engineers.

You will contribute to hardware design, testing, and system integration with a variety of projects, learning through active development programs.