Electromechanical Hardware Intern

Schneider Electric has a new opportunity for a Summer 2025 Electromechanical Hardware Intern in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We are looking for a Electromechanical Hardware Intern with experience in the following areas:

What will you do?

• Utilize knowledge of electronics HW design and simulation systems or products to analyze design solutions.
• Evaluate and test product design solutions at a bench top and lab environment.
• Expand and modify existing firmware to meet marketing requirements
• Expand and modify existing firmware to meet design requirements
• Perform development (coding and/or testing) of a part of an embedded software solution whose specification and architecture are defined.
• Work with HW lead to develop and analyze solutions and perform competitive analysis.
• Facilitate the generation of prototypes for testing.
• Interpretation of test results and other data. Ability to synthesize data into technical communication for effective written and oral presentation.
• Work with the product definition file: Schematic Capture, PCB & PCBA creation, BOM creation, and development of other specifications. Experience with Cadence tool suit preferred.
• Basic understanding of EMC.

What qualifications will make you successful? 

• Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or software engineering, Computer Science or related engineering field. Master’s or PhD degree or candidate is a plus.
• Understanding of electronic circuits and circuit design
• Experience with wireless communications technologies and protocols such as Bluetooth and Zigbee - Zigbee Communication is a plus
• Desired analysis skills: Highly creative & inquisitive for design and system optimization. / strength of component & system analysis / Capable with electronics lab equipment for test and debug. Use of statistical techniques for analyzing empirical data
• This position is located in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa global design center and will require being onsite a minimum of 4 days per week from June-August 2025

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

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You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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