Hardware Test Engineering Intern

Lunar Energy•Mountain View, CA

6d•$30 - $40

About The Position

Lunar Energy is seeking a Hardware Test Engineering Intern for Spring 2027 to join its Reliability Testing team. The intern will support product validation throughout the lifecycle of Lunar Energy’s home energy products, contributing to the development of clean-energy products and reliable home energy systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering in progress.
Working knowledge of electronics and circuit analysis.
High curiosity and hands-on project experience.

Nice To Haves

Mechatronics or electrical engineering background.
Working knowledge of programming, particularly Python and object-oriented programming.
Working knowledge of statics, mechanics of materials, and heat and mass transfer.
Experience with test equipment such as power supplies, multimeters, DAQs, sensors, and instrumentation.
Familiarity with testing embedded or IoT systems, or wireless communications such as Wi-Fi, mesh networks, or BLE.
Basic mechanical design experience, familiarity with CAD software, and/or experience designing PCBAs.

Responsibilities

Perform and execute various types of testing as part of the hardware validation process.
Design and build test stands for PCBA testing.
Specify test stand equipment and instrumentation.
Work with technicians to design and build test stands.
Write Python scripts to enable test automation and process test data.
Use AI assistants and coding tools thoughtfully in engineering workflows, verifying outputs when appropriate and following confidentiality practices.
Assist with failure-analysis investigations and countermeasure validation for test and field failures, collaborating with the design team, reliability team, and failure analysis lab.
Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and firmware engineers to develop test methodologies.
Analyze test data, write test reports, and extract important takeaways.
Contribute to test infrastructure improvements, including codebase features and custom test equipment.