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EightsleepEightsleepSan Francisco, CA

Prototype & Test Engineering Intern, New Product Development

Prototype and test engineering intern building, deploying, and troubleshooting electromechanical systems (sensors, pumps, electronics) for a new sleep fitness product. Requires hands-on mechanical/electrical prototyping, lab tools experience, and strong troubleshooting skills.

62k – 73k/yr
On-siteEntry levelHardware Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Build and test complex electromechanical systems for a new product, including sensors, pumps, and electronics.
  • Collaborate with product team to deploy systems to real users.
  • Collaborate with sensor, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering to review sensor data and field feedback, identify root cause of issues, and determine corrective actions.
  • Reproduce and characterize failure cases on the bench to confirm root cause and validate that corrective actions hold.
  • Track and report findings from troubleshooting to the engineering and product team.

Requirements

  • Engineering background with ability to troubleshoot complex systems.
  • Experience with hands-on prototyping of mechanical and electrical systems.
  • Experience using lab and diagnostic tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and command-line utilities to characterize and debug hardware-firmware systems.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • BS or expected BS in engineering or equivalent.
  • Ability to occasionally lift or push up to 50 lbs as needed.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Familiarity with AI tools (e.g. Claude) for debugging, scripting, or documentation.
  • MS preferred.

Skills

Electromechanical SystemsPrototypingTroubleshootingMultimetersOscilloscopesCommand-Line UtilitiesHardware-Firmware DebuggingSensorsPumpsElectronics
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