Electrical Engineering Co-Op

Samsara • San Francisco, CA

12h • $35 - $52 • Hybrid

About The Position

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.
Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, Equipment Monitoring, and Site Visibility. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.
Samsara's hardware systems bridge the gap between the rapidly evolving world of physical operations and our cloud platform that enables our customers to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of their operations which power the global economy. The hardware footprint is big – we build ultra-low power sensors, ruggedized asset trackers, vehicle ADAS systems with AI/ML, telematics systems, and rackmount video inspection with AI/Ml, with more to come in the future. We leverage myriad technologies including low-power MCUs, big SoCs, DSPs, LTE, GPS, BLE, WiFi, imaging sensors, ML/AI/CV, accelerometers, and more. Our challenges span the gamut from eeking out single-digit microamps to thermals to desense to cost reduction to antenna design to enclosure design that survives extreme environments.
We’re looking for an Electrical Engineer co-op to join our team. In the day-to-day, you will be responsible for working on the EE aspects of the design of products based on thorough feasibility, design, and cost studies encompassing key component selection, thermals, antenna, etc. We have a tremendous amount of telemetry and access to customers that help guide our design process. You will work directly with our customers to ensure we lead the industry with our product design. We run a collaborative process working closely with Product Management, PD, FW, EPM, NPI, and Hardware leadership to make excellent tradeoffs and choices. Throughout this process, you’ll share your expertise with other engineers. The US and Taiwan EE teams are supported by the Supply Chain team, laboratories, JDM design resources, and a growing supply base. You will work closely with these internal and external partners to achieve our objectives.
This role will be held at our San Francisco office. Co-ops are required to be in the office Tuesdays to Thursdays and remote work days on Mondays and Fridays. As part of the co-op program, we do provide relocation and housing support for the duration of the co-op. To be eligible for this role, you must be attending a university that supports full-time work as part of a 6-month co-op OR attend a university that will allow you to take 2 quarters or one semester off to work a co-op. Please do not apply if you are unable to commit to the full duration of this co-op. We are looking for this co-op to join us from January - June 2026. At this time, we are not accepting first-year co-op students. Ideally, this student is in their junior year of school as an undergraduate student and has previous internship and/or co-op experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in progress in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field. We are looking for second or third-time co-op or Master level co-op students. We will not be considering first-time co-ops. Your target graduation timeline is May-June 2026.
• You must be able to commit to a minimum of 6 months of full-time co-op employment and have a university that supports the co-op experience.
• Prior intern or co-op experience working on high-volume hardware programs.
• Solid fundamentals in digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits.
• Schematic and layout knowledge in Altium or Cadence or CAD/Allegro.
• Ability to navigate tradeoffs between design, manufacturability, schedule, and cost.
• Hands-on experience with test instruments such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers.
• Knowledge of cameras, sensors, WiFi, LTE, Bluetooth, GPS, antennas, and batteries.
• Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive independent work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to shipping successful product lines.
• Conduct research: Stay informed of the latest silicon possibilities from all the top semiconductor companies.
• Know the system: Evaluate system feature tradeoffs and create the system specifications for development with product management and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Prototype: Assemble EVKs, board hacks, or quick-turn fabrication for evaluating concepts or jump-starting firmware development.
• Design: Take a concept from block diagram to schematics and through layout; either on your own or navigate the process with JDM resources.
• Test: Create a validation plan for each phase of the product development through PVT and characterize the full electrical system for function, power, and use-cases.
• Failure analysis: Find the root cause of design inefficiencies and field failures, and improve design to meet performance and quality requirements.
• Manage: We bolster our internal development team with top JDM companies to design, validate, certify and manufacture quality products, certification labs and other external consultants.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.

Benefits

• Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, and much, much more.
• Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern