Tacit
System Electrical Engineer Intern
San Francisco · On-site · Internship · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Validate, debug, and improve sensing-hardware electrical blocks, helping move prototype boards through testing and design updates toward mass production.
What you'll do
- Bring up prototype boards and measure power rails, battery charging, sensor front ends, and digital interfaces using lab equipment.
- Debug hardware issues, help identify root causes, and propose or implement small schematic and layout changes.
- Automate repeatable bench tests, analyze data across boards, and document and present findings.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Solid grasp of circuit analysis, analog and digital electronics, and power basics.
- Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power supplies.
- Experience designing or debugging a circuit board.
Nice to have
- PCB design experience in Altium or a similar tool.
- Python for test automation or data analysis, or embedded C/C++.
Pay
$40 – $50 per hour (USD, hourly pay)
Tools
Altium, Python, embedded C/C++, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, multimeters
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