Electromechanical Hardware Intern

Schneider Electric - Cedar Rapids, IA

Full-time - Intern

Cedar Rapids, IA

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

The Electromechanical Hardware Intern position at Schneider Electric is a summer internship opportunity for 2025, aimed at students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering, software engineering, or related fields. The intern will engage in hands-on work involving the analysis, testing, and development of electromechanical hardware solutions, contributing to the design and optimization of products in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Utilize knowledge of electronics HW design and simulation systems to analyze design solutions.
• Evaluate and test product design solutions in a bench top and lab environment.
• Expand and modify existing firmware to meet marketing and design requirements.
• Perform development (coding and/or testing) of part of an embedded software solution.
• Work with HW lead to develop and analyze solutions and perform competitive analysis.
• Facilitate the generation of prototypes for testing.
• Interpret test results and other data, synthesizing it into technical communication for effective presentation.
• Work with the product definition file, including schematic capture, PCB & PCBA creation, BOM creation, and development of specifications.

Requirements

• Working towards a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, software engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering field.
• Basic understanding of electronic circuits and circuit design.
• Experience with wireless communications technologies and protocols such as Bluetooth and Zigbee.
• Desired analysis skills: creativity and inquisitiveness for design and system optimization, strength of component and system analysis, and capability with electronics lab equipment for testing and debugging.
• Use of statistical techniques for analyzing empirical data.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's or PhD degree or candidate is a plus.
• Experience with Cadence tool suite preferred.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a global design center.
• Hands-on experience in a collaborative environment.