Robotics Hardware Intern: PCB & Power Electronics

Proception Inc.; Mountain View, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Meals provided

Commuter Benefit

Snacks and Drinks

Immigration Support: TN sponsorship

Career Growth: Potential for full-time

Job summary

Proception Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineering intern to design and test PCBAs for motor control, power distribution, and sensing in humanoid robots. You will work from schematic to board bring-up and system validation under real thermal and EMI constraints.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, integration with mechanical and software teams, and opportunities for full-time conversion after the internship. TN sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Project experience with PCB design, bring-up, and debugging.
• Experience with power, digital and analog electronics; high-speed design.
• Familiarity with lab equipment and electronics testing.
• PCB design in KiCad or Altium; includes schematic capture and multi-layer layout.
• Basic mechanical understanding; LTspice, Python, Matlab familiarity is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and test sub-sections of PCBA hardware (power, sensing, motor control).
• Integrate and test tactile, IMU, encoder, and sensor modalities for closed-loop control.
• Optimize PCB layouts for thermal and EMI/EMC; ensure signal integrity.
• Support system integration and test activities, root-cause issues.
• Collaborate with mechanical and software teams to validate designs.
• Participate in the interview process; port polishes and a portfolio recommended.

Skills

PCB design

bring-up

debugging

high-speed design

thermal management

EMI/EMC

signal integrity

system validation

collaboration with mech/software

interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

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

Tools

KiCad

Altium

LTspice

Python

Matlab

Job description

Proception Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineering intern to design and test PCBAs for motor control, power distribution, and sensing in humanoid robots. You will work from schematic to board bring-up and system validation under real thermal and EMI constraints.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, integration with mechanical and software teams, and opportunities for full-time conversion after the internship. TN sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.