System Electrical Engineer Intern

Tacit

San Francisco, CAOn-siteInternship

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Pay: $40 to $50; an hour
Location: San Francisco, CA
Work style: On-site
Job type: Internship
Posted: Oct 21; 1 day ago

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Tacit

Software Development · 2 to 10 employees

Tacit gives Industrial Workers Superpowers leveraging AI technologies. The Tacit platform captures, preserves and scales tacit knowledge in-context and on-demand across the industrial workforce.

Millions of industrial workers operate in complex and hazardous environments where high value and time sensitive challenges demand immediate resolution. Without speed to knowledge delivered in-context and on-demand to easily access expertise remotely, worker safety is compromised, productivity declines, and brand reputations suffer…with millions in lost revenues at stake.

Tacit solves this knowledge gap. We enable internal and external experts to quickly capture, preserve and share tacit knowledge — codifying the undocumented knowledge, experience, relationships, and instincts developed over their careers.

Tacit is a unified knowledge-centric SaaS and Expert Network Marketplace platform with a people first focus, leveraging human and artificial intelligence (HI + AI). Tacit enables industrial customers in mission critical industries to organize their retiring workforce and contractors to be available on-demand, in real-time remotely through a secure platform that unlocks critical knowledge where these experts can continue to contribute/earn and organizations can access/document their expertise. Tacit connects the workforce with the knowledge they need in-context, on-demand with natural language AI intelligent search providing instant results, dynamic features like Notes, How-to Video Snippets, Intelligent PDF Viewer adds context/media curating static documents, access to live experts remotely in real-time.

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What you'll do

The intern will assist in bringing up, debugging, and testing prototype hardware boards using various lab equipment.
They will also contribute to design updates, automate bench tests, and document findings for the hardware engineering team.

What you need

Candidates must be currently pursuing a Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
A solid grasp of EE fundamentals and hands-on experience with lab equipment and circuit board debugging are required.
Education: a postgraduate degree

Key skills

Circuit analysisAnalog electronicsDigital electronicsOscilloscopesMultimetersPower suppliesPCB designAltiumPythonEmbedded CC++Signal integrityPower integrityRF circuitsMixed-signal designHardware debugging

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About Tacit We are an early-stage, deep tech startup based in San Francisco, developing innovative hardware that rethinks human-computer interaction. We are backed by General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, and Greylock Partners, with a founding team from Stanford, BrainGate, Oculus, and Tesla. While we can’t reveal too much just yet, our team is tackling cutting-edge engineering challenges to bring revolutionary products to life. About the role We're looking for a System Electrical Engineer Intern to help validate, debug, and improve the electrical blocks in our sensing hardware. You'll work alongside our hardware engineers on real prototype boards: bringing them up on the bench, measuring how they perform, tracking down problems, and helping turn what you learn into the next design. You'll take part in the product's journey from prototype to mass production, including bring-up, design updates, and testing. We hire interns on a rolling basis and are flexible on start date and timeline. What you'll do Help bring up prototype boards and get them ready for testing. Run bench measurements on power rails, battery charging, sensor front ends, and digital interfaces, following validation plans and helping write new ones. Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, and multimeters to characterize how blocks perform. Help debug hardware issues and narrow down root causes with the hardware team. Propose and implement small schematic and layout changes to improve performance, power, or board area. Build and automate repeatable bench tests, and collect and analyze data across multiple boards. Document results and present findings and recommendations to the team. Required qualifications Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. Solid grasp of EE fundamentals: circuit analysis, analog and digital electronics, and power basics Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power supplies, from coursework, projects, or prior internships. Experience designing or debugging a circuit board, in class, in a club, or on your own. Curiosity and persistence when tracking down why something isn't working. Clear communication and good documentation habits. Strong candidates may have PCB design experience in Altium or a similar tool. Python for test automation or data analysis, or embedded C/C++. Background in signal integrity and power integrity simulation. Familiarity with RF circuits and components. Exposure to mixed-signal, power, or battery-powered designs. Experience with high-speed or communication interfaces such as USB, SPI, or I2C. Independent work ethic, flexibility, and resourcefulness. Comfort in a fast-moving startup, and excitement to build independently.