Electrical & Hardware Intern — Build Energy Systems

Base Power Company; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Base is building the future of residential energy with batteries, inverters, and interconnection systems designed to deliver affordable, reliable power to households. As an intern, you’ll work hands-on across mechanical and electrical design, prototyping, testing, and documentation, collaborating with experienced engineers in a fast-paced startup environment.

You’ll gain practical experience from early prototyping through production support, tackling real-world issues and contributing to the

Qualifications

• Current junior or senior in an undergraduate program, or a graduate student, in Engineering, Physics, Math, or a related technical field.
• Strong understanding of electrical or mechanical engineering fundamentals (depending on focus).
• Passion for hands-on hardware development and building things that work in the real world.
• Electrical focus: familiarity with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (KiCad, Altium) is a plus.
• Curious, self-motivated, and eager to work on hard problems with real-world impact.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior engineers to design, simulate, build, and test electrical and mechanical systems.
• Participate in hands-on prototyping, debugging, and iterative testing of early- and late-stage hardware.
• Support both R&D and production efforts—from first breadboard to high-volume manufacturing.
• Help diagnose and solve real-world performance, thermal, and integration issues.
• Contribute to system documentation, test procedures, and design reviews.

Skills

Hands-on hardware development

Engineering fundamentals

Curious and self-motivated

PCB layout familiarity

Education

Undergraduate in Engineering/Physics/Math

Tools

KiCad

Altium

Job description

Base is building the future of residential energy with batteries, inverters, and interconnection systems designed to deliver affordable, reliable power to households. As an intern, you’ll work hands-on across mechanical and electrical design, prototyping, testing, and documentation, collaborating with experienced engineers in a fast-paced startup environment.

You’ll gain practical experience from early prototyping through production support, tackling real-world issues and contributing to the