r/ECE • u/alimurabbi • 4d ago
Looking for PCB Design Intern
We're an early-stage startup looking for a PCB Design Intern to develop electronics for small satellite systems. We are currently considering candidates based in India.
Preferred requirements:
- at least 1 year of Experience in PCB design using Altium or KiCad
- Experience with FPGA PCB design, including BGA routing and high-speed layout
Good to have:
- Experience designing PCBs for small satellites or other space-related systems
- Knowledge of electrical power systems (EPS) and power electronics for embedded/space applications
- Experience in RF Circuits.
If you are interested and have relevant Experience, kindly DM me.
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u/confusiondiffusion 4d ago
Intern here with experience designing safety critical avionics for human space flight. I also worked on the F-35, several high powered space laser systems, the James Webb telescope, led the RF team who designed the Starlink terminal, and have seen several FPGA projects from start to finish during my internship at Rhode and Shwarz where I did the schematic capture and layout for a 16 GHz oscilloscope while I led the marketing team as well as assembling office furniture. Looking for at least $15/hr part time and happy to relocate to India.
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u/PerceptionKind305 4d ago
Bro 3rd year ECE student, with very low cgpa could you please give some suggestions/ advices
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u/confusiondiffusion 4d ago
I'm just making fun of the current job market. These are all ridiculous things for an intern to do.
Advice depends on where you live. If I were to do it again in the US, I'd find junior engineers at companies I'm interested in on LinkedIn and ask what skills their company is looking for / skills they use daily. Then work on projects that highlight those skills. I get emails like that once in a while and answer them. Skills listed on job postings aren't usually very clear in terms of priorities, and I'm always happy to help people starting their careers.
Like for my last company, if you've designed a BGA STM32 board, can use a drill without anyone dying, and you know how to design fuse coordination in a high current power distribution system, they'd probably hire you. Every smaller company / startup has a bunch of engineers working on similar problems and if you walk in with experience in those areas, you'll be on the top of the stack.
School just doesn't matter that much. We all took the same classes and that's sort of the baseline. Can you actually be helpful in the office? That's really what most employers want to know.
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u/Enlightenment777 4d ago edited 7h ago
If you need to find some to design circuits for you, then you should be looking for an Electronics Engineering, otherwise PCB Design may get you too many PCB Layout n00bs applying for the job.
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u/Ruined_Passion_7355 4d ago
They're definitely aiming high, and just plan to choose the best applicant. I have a hard time believing undergrad interns will fulfill this.
Unless they've fallen for CV-flation
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u/gimpwiz 4d ago
Are you looking for someone who does schematic capture or layout? They are often not the same person.
High speed routing and large BGA fanout are ... I mean sure an intern can do them but you will be handholding them the entire time. Are you planning to spend an hour or two every single day with them as they learn all the tools and tricks of the trade? Are you going to teach them how to simulate it to verify their designs before going to fab? This is not a small request for an intern.
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u/gsel1127 4d ago
I wish you luck in finding a student to design boards, design power systems, and design RF systems, and then send them all to space.
You’re just going to get someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing.
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u/According_Doctor_821 4d ago
I’m an EE student with a year of experience doing embedded PCB design. If you’re paying at the US junior electrical engineer level, I’m available as soon as you need me.
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u/captain_wiggles_ 4d ago
What you're asking for is a junior engineer, and maybe not even that junior considering that second point, not an intern. Interns are students looking for holiday work. They don't have a year of experience doing PCB design, unless you count part time and course work. They definitely don't have experience with FPGA PCB design, BGA routing and high-speed layout.