Electrical Engineer - Intern 2025

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Austin, TX
Internship
Computer Vision • Hardware • Machine Learning • Robotics • Software
We build machines that empower humans to live to our fullest potential.
The Role
As an Electrical Engineer Intern, you will work with Senior Engineers to develop electric systems for various robotic platforms. You will gain hands-on experience in embedded systems while collaborating with a creative team focused on building innovative robots for human interaction.
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Apptronik is building robots for the real world to improve human quality of life and to help solve the ever-increasing labor shortage problem. Our team has been building some of the most advanced robots on the planet for years, dating back to the DARPA Robotics Challenge. We apply our expertise across the full robotics stack to some of the most important and impactful problems our society faces, and expect our products and technology to change the world for the better.  We value passion, creativity, and collaboration to help us overcome existing technological barriers in the industry to create truly innovative products. 

You will join a team developing state-of-the-art general-purpose robots designed to operate in human spaces and with human tools. It is designed to work alongside humans, mobilize to human spaces, and manipulate the world around it.

As an Electrical Engineer Intern you will work closely with Senior Engineers to develop electric systems from ideation to delivery for a variety of robotic platforms and projects.      

This position is expected to start in-person around May/June 2025 and continue through the entire Summer (i.e. through Aug/Sep 2025). We ask for a minimum of 10 weeks. Interns should expect to work Monday-Friday, up to 40 hours per week, typically between 9am-5pm. Specific team norms around working hours will be communicated by your manager. Please consider before applying.  

Requirements:   

  • MUST be an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in an accredited academic program during the internship term located in the United States. (New graduates not enrolled in an accredited program for Fall 2025 are ineligible.)
  • GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field 
  • Strong electrical engineering fundamentals 
  • Previous coursework or familiarity with embedded systems experience
  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills 
  • Open to learning skills outside of your area of expertise as needed
  • Great team player able to perform within a dynamic start-up environment 

Nice To Have:  

General system-level understanding of robotics 

Qualities
 

  • Creative, curious, analytical, and disciplined   
  • A passion for building things. Fellow tinkerers are encouraged to apply.  

 *Design portfolios are highly encouraged 



*This is a direct hire.  Please, no outside Agency solicitations. 

Apptronik provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Top Skills

Electrical Engineering
Embedded Systems
The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
160 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Apptronik is building robots for the real world to improve human quality of life and to help solve the ever-increasing labor shortage problem. Our team has been building some of the most advanced robots on the planet for years, dating back to the DARPA Robotics Challenge. We apply our expertise across the full robotics stack to some of the most important and impactful problems our society faces, and expect our products and technology to change the world for the better. We value passion, creativity, and collaboration to help us overcome existing technological barriers in the industry to create truly innovative products.

Why Work With Us

At Apptronik, we don't see a future where man competes against machine. Instead, we envision a harmonious world where man and machine coexist. Our mission statement, "It is not Man vs. Machine, but Man + Machine," encapsulates our belief that the synergy between humans and robots will pave the way for a brighter, more advanced future.

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