Graduate Engineering Intern - Electronics

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This full-time graduate engineering internship runs from May or June through December 2027 and is based on site in Rochester, Minnesota. Its purpose is to provide a graduate student with relevant engineering experience under the instruction and guidance of one or more mentors. The intern will learn the procedures and processes of the Division of Engineering and assigned work unit, complete selected engineering assignments, and receive performance assessments. The internship supports electrical engineering development for physiological sensing, monitoring, and therapeutic technologies. The intern may contribute to low-power, battery-powered, and wirelessly connected medical device prototypes, working on selected components or subsystems of a broader modular platform under experienced engineers. Assignments will be matched to the intern’s preparation, learning objectives, and project needs. Work may include component design, project strategy, gathering user needs and specifications, evaluating commercial components, assembling prototypes, design verification and validation, troubleshooting, and participating in design reviews.

Requirements

Must have received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from an accredited college or university.
Must be enrolled in or intending to enroll in a graduate degree program in an Electrical or Biomedical Engineering degree-granting program.
Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment and strong analytical and communication skills.
Applicants must attach an undergraduate transcript, current transcript, and resume or CV.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to include a cover letter.

Nice To Haves

Education, experience, or interest in analog and digital circuit and system design, circuit simulation, schematic capture, and PCB layout.
Education, experience, or interest in sensor interfaces or physiological signal acquisition.
Signal processing coursework or experience.
Experience with standard laboratory electronic instruments, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers; prototype assembly and debugging.
Education, experience, or interest in low-power or battery-powered electronics.
RF wireless communications coursework or experience.
Embedded firmware or FPGA development and hardware/software integration.
Exposure to AI/ML, wireless power transfer, implantable or other medical devices, therapeutic electronics, medical device safety standards, EMC, or regulatory and agency approval activities.

Responsibilities

Learn the procedures and processes of the Division of Engineering and the assigned work unit.
Complete selected engineering assignments to reinforce learning and benefit the work unit.
Assist with analog and digital circuit design, simulation, schematic capture, PCB layout, and component evaluation.
Assemble, bring up, debug, and test electronic prototypes; document measurements and participate in design reviews.
Support sensor interfaces, signal acquisition, power-management circuits, or wireless-module integration.
Support integration of electronics hardware, firmware (including HDL for FPGAs), and software.
Help characterize signal quality, power consumption, battery-powered operating modes, or wireless performance, as appropriate to the assignment.
Potentially contribute to component design, project strategy, gathering user needs and requirements, evaluating commercial components, design verification and validation, and troubleshooting.