Electrical Engineer, 2027 Internship

Humble Robotics•San Francisco, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrical Engineer intern will join Humble Robotics’ Hardware team and work across its autonomous truck programs. The role involves building test boards, integrating hardware on the bench and on vehicles, and supporting staff engineers with existing designs. It is hands-on with real hardware from the first week and is primarily based in Humble Robotics’ San Francisco office five days a week, in a collaborative in-office environment.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a degree program in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
Hands-on experience with Altium Designer, including schematic capture and PCB layout of at least one board.
Coursework in Circuit Theory and Embedded Electronics; ability to read schematics and datasheets.
Comfort using an oscilloscope, DMM, and bench power supply; ability to solder through-hole and surface-mount parts.
At least one hands-on electrical project from coursework, a student team, a personal project, or a prior internship.
Eligible to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience bringing up a custom PCB that you designed or assembled.
Student team experience building physical hardware, such as Formula SAE, Baja, robotics, or solar car.
Familiarity with UART, SPI, I²C, and CAN.
Basic Python or C/C++ for board bring-up and hardware testing.
Exposure to 12/24V vehicle electrical systems or wire harnesses.

Responsibilities

Design test boards in Altium, including breakout boards, adapters, and simple fixtures for bench and vehicle tests.
Assemble, solder, and rework boards; perform first power-on and basic checks.
Help integrate hardware on test benches and vehicles with the hardware integration team, including wiring, power-up, and troubleshooting.
Support staff engineers on existing designs through schematic updates, part selection and alternates, BOM updates, and design review preparation.
Run bench tests using an oscilloscope, DMM, logic analyzer, and power supplies; record test results and known issues.
Write automation scripts in Python or other languages to automate tests and analyze test data.
Document boards, test setups, and results for continued team use after the internship.