RDI Hardware Internship, SPAN

• Familiarity with Linux system operation (shell scripting, setting up new systems, etc)
• Familiarity with understanding and writing Python code
• Competent in basic electrical theory and understanding/drawing electrical circuits
• Comfortable understanding, drawing, and building from mechanical designs
• Ability to operate and maintain a wide variety of hand and power tools, shop tools, and lab equipment
• Experience with electrical assembly (wiring, soldering, DIN rail terminals, connectors)
• Experience with electrical test equipment (power supplies, power analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc)
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• A hacker’s instinct for making things work

Desirable

• As an R&D Hardware Intern at SPAN, you'll work closely with our mechanical, software, and electrical teams to design and build new test fixtures, support existing fixtures, and continuously improve test coverage, operator experience, and reliability
• Your wide range of technical skills will help you understand the entire product and test stack, while your communication and documentation skills will help you join multi-disciplinary teams to successfully investigate and resolve issues
• A specific project and deliverable will be identified for you to complete during your internship, and may include some or all of the following:
• Participate in concept, planning, and design of electrical and mechanical test fixtures
• Build and validate fixtures including mechanical assembly, electrical wiring, automation equipment, and computer control
• Develop test scripting code in Python to resolve issues and bring up new fixtures
• Capture and analyze data from various tests and experiments

• The hourly rate for this role is $30/ hour for undergrad students, and $32/hr for Masters or PhD students