WindBorne Systems
Electrical Engineer Intern
Redwood City, CA · On-site · Internship · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field (nice to have).
About the job
Design, bring up, test, troubleshoot, and support manufacturing of electrical hardware for weather-balloon flight systems and ground support equipment.
What you'll do
- Design, prototype, and test PCBs; develop firmware for board bringup and testing.
- Troubleshoot hardware, conduct bench and environmental testing, and support deployed flight hardware through realtime telemetry.
- Coordinate PCBA manufacturing and work with mechanical engineers on system integration.
What they ask for
- Strong fundamentals in embedded circuit and system design, with hands-on circuit-board and electronic-assembly troubleshooting experience.
- Proficiency reading schematics and datasheets; familiarity with embedded firmware development in C/C++ and SPI, I2C, and UART.
- Experience with PCB layout and design tools; WindBorne uses Altium.
- Comfort using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Interest in RF system development and antenna design; deep power-management circuit knowledge and hand-soldering 0402 components are also nice to have.
Pay
$33/hr
Tools
C/C++, SPI, I2C, UART, Altium
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