Electrical Engineer Intern (Power Electronics)

Location: Scotts Valley, United States; On-site

Company

hirify.global is a startup developing scalable power-electronics hardware, including inverters and rectifiers for renewables, energy storage, datacenters, and other grid-connected loads.

What you will do

• Participate in subsystem architecture, circuit design, simulation, schematic capture, PCB layout, and ECAD library management.
• Own ECAD librarian responsibilities, including component creation and design-component reviews.
• Select components, evaluate alternatives, and support cost and sourcing analysis.
• Develop functional test and bring-up plans, test prototype hardware, manage test data, and debug electrical systems.
• Test interfaces across PCBs, sensors, actuators, and CAN, RS-485, Ethernet, and low-voltage analog/digital I/O.
• Coordinate with firmware, test, and manufacturing teams on system behavior, integration, testability, and serviceability.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• At least one term of EE internship experience or demonstrated hardware projects, supported by an electronics portfolio.
• Experience with circuit simulation and ECAD tools such as LTspice or Altium.
• Experience with microcontrollers, peripherals, and board-level protocols including I2C, SPI, QSPI, UART, and CAN.
• Hands-on debugging and testing with oscilloscopes, multimeters, and similar equipment; familiarity with analog circuits, power conversion, power supplies, and low-voltage systems in high-voltage environments.
• Knowledge of fieldbus or industrial Ethernet protocols, EMC and UL/IEC standards, IPC standards, engineering and wiring-harness drawings, firmware debugging tools, and electrical failure-mode and root-cause analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, technically enriching environment focused on personal, technical, and career growth.
• First-principles engineering and hands-on work on difficult electrification problems.
• Fast-paced, team-oriented collaboration across electrical engineering, firmware, testing, and manufacturing.
• Opportunities to learn from experienced engineers who have shipped gigawatts of power-conversion products.