Manufacturing Test Engineer Intern – Battery Systems

Base; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Base is America’s next-generation power company, building a vast network of batteries to transform the grid. The Manufacturing Test Engineering Intern will help build and wire automated test equipment for battery and inverter systems, troubleshoot test failures, run tests on prototypes, and document setups for technicians.

You’ll learn by doing in a collaborative environment with engineers and production teams.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate senior or graduate student in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• Strong grasp of voltage, current, power, and basic circuits.
• Hands-on problem solving and getting equipment to work.
• Some coding experience in Python, C, or MATLAB; comfortable reading simple code.
• Familiar with basic lab tools like multimeters, power supplies, and oscilloscopes.
• Nice to have: exposure to LabVIEW, TestStand, or similar test software; familiarity with sensors, data acquisition, or PLCs; basic knowledge of CAN bus, inverters, or power electronics; experience with Linux or Windows CLI.

Responsibilities

• Build, wire, and set up automated test equipment for battery and inverter systems.
• Support troubleshooting when a tester faults or a unit fails, and help diagnose the cause.
• Run tests on prototype and production units, and log the results.
• Pull data from test runs, then build simple charts and summaries showing tester performance.
• Document tester setup, calibration steps, and work instructions for technicians.
• Join conversations with production teams to hear what's working and what's not on the line.
• Work with engineers to try small improvements that boost uptime, cut test time, and raise first-pass yield.

Skills

Electrical fundamentals

Hands-on problem solving

Coding experience

Read simple code

Data interpretation

Education

Electrical Engineering (Undergrad/Grad)

Tools

Python

MATLAB

LabVIEW

TestStand

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Power supplies

Data acquisition

CAN bus

Linux CLI

Job description

Base is America’s next-generation power company, building a vast network of batteries to transform the grid. The Manufacturing Test Engineering Intern will help build and wire automated test equipment for battery and inverter systems, troubleshoot test failures, run tests on prototypes, and document setups for technicians.

You’ll learn by doing in a collaborative environment with engineers and production teams.