Electrical Engineering Intern (Paid)

Title: Electrical Engineering Intern (Paid)

Hours: Full-time

Duration: Mid-May to Mid-August. Targeting May 19th - August 22nd.

Location: Brooklyn, NY.

Reports to: Electrical Engineer II

Compensation: $20/hour, paid in bi-monthly installments. A travel stipend will be provided to cover travel to and from work. Health benefits are not provided.

About BioLite

BioLite is a for-profit social enterprise that develops, manufactures and markets distributed energy solutions for off-grid communities around the world. Our business serves two distinct markets, 1) developing-world families living in energy poverty, and 2) outdoor enthusiasts seeking fuel-independent cooking and electricity.

BioLite believes in a bright and safe future for all, and that includes life at work. BioLite is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and believe an inclusive environment and culture makes our solutions better and our entire team smarter. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.

This Role

BioLite is looking for a passionate Electrical Engineering intern to join our Product Development team. In this paid internship, you'll learn necessary skills and work with experienced engineers to help design, test, debug, and improve BioLite’s next generation of consumer products. You will work with a motivated product development and manufacturing team to develop and test energy products used all over the world, from California to Nigeria.

You Will

• Work with Electrical engineers to perform final qualification and bring-up of power electronics in our Backup Product Family
• Learn electrical hardware design and test techniques
• Support prototype development and validation testing of new products
• Analyze test data and prepare technical documentation
• Participate in design reviews and engineering team meetings
• Document findings and contribute to technical specifications
• Help troubleshoot and debug electronic systems and components
• Help with prototype manufacturing and rework
• Integrate and qualify lithium-ion batteries into consumer electronic prototypes such as power banks and lighting products.
• Be assigned independent investigative engineering tasks that provide insight into suspected failure modes of products and asked to provide a summary and recommendations of findings.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• You are pursuing or have recently completed a BS in Electrical Engineering or related field, or relevant work in a related field, or a strong portfolio of personal electronics projects
• Familiarity with circuit design basics, core electronics principles, and electrical device characteristics
• Experience with basic lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies)
  
  

To Apply

• Please include a cover letter explaining why you're a good fit for this position and PDF of your resume.
• You must be authorized to work for an employer in the U.S. BioLite is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for this internship position.
  
  

Studies show that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can meet every detail in the job description. We want to find the best candidate for the job and recognize that may come from a combination of knowledge, skills and experience not listed in the current role requirements. If interested, we encourage you to apply and connect your background and skill set to this role.