Platform Hardware Bring-up and Testing Intern

Internships are open for the bring-up and testing of brand-new hardware at a fast-moving startup.

This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty on real hardware and silicon at the most exciting time possible – first power-on!

Responsibilities

• You will participate in the following:
• Assembly and bring-up of new platform hardware and silicon
• Cross-functional debug of hardware, silicon, firmware, and software (although it would be nice if everything just worked on the first try)
• Creation and execution of automated and semi-automated tests

Requirements

• We are looking for motivated engineers who are interested in taking their coursework and experience in digital systems, circuitry, firmware, and scripting and applying it to massively complex systems.
• Coursework in FPGA RTL design
• Coursework in operating systems or embedded software engineering
• Coursework in circuit theory and ability to grok schematics and PCB layouts
• Experience with Python
• Excellent skills in problem solving, written and verbal communication, excellent organization skills, and highly self-motivated.
• Ability to work well in a team and be productive under aggressive schedules.
• Desire to learn new skills and attack novel problems.
• Available June through August

Education and Experience

• Working towards a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• Experience with the hands-on debugging of a hardware project is a huge plus