Base
Power
HardwareReliability&TestEngineeringIntern
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“Hardware Reliability & Test Engineering Intern at Base. Skills: Reliability testing, Hardware validation, Data analysis. Design test fixtures. Build test fixtures”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Failure analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Current junior, senior, or graduate student in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field, Hands-on experience building or testing electromechanical personal projects, Comfort with Python for data analysis, Familiarity with bench instruments: oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters, DAQ systems, Attention to detail, High bar for documentation, Curious, Self-directed, Willing to dig into a problem that doesn't have an obvious answer
What You'll Do.
Run validation experiments
Build automated test rigs
Configure DAQ systems
Troubleshoot DAQ systems
Run accelerated life tests
Run environmental stress screening
Automate anomaly detection
Automate pass/fail evaluation
Support root cause analysis
Support failure analysis
Perform visual inspection
Perform solder rework
Perform schematic investigation
Contribute to test reports
Contribute to reliability documentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Feedback loop to design team
Communication Scope
Contribute to test reports; Contribute to reliability documentation
Full Job Description
ABOUT BASE Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time. ABOUT THE ROLE At Base, hardware doesn't ship until we know it works; not just on paper, but under real-world use and abuse. As a Hardware Reliability & Test Engineering Intern, you'll work directly with our Reliability and Test team to design test fixtures, run validation experiments, analyze failure data, and help close the feedback loop between the lab and the design team. What You’ll Do - Design and build test fixtures and measurement setups for electrical, mechanical, and environmental validation of battery modules, inverters, and interconnect hardware. - Build automated test rigs, configure and troubleshoot DAQ systems. - Run accelerated life tests, thermal cycling, and environmental stress screening in our fleet of environmental chambers. - Analyze test data in Python using scripts to automate data ingest, anomaly detection, and pass/fail evaluation. - Support root cause and failure analysis on hardware issues, from visual inspection and solder rework to schematic-level investigation. - Contribute to test reports and reliability documentation that tell a clear, data-backed story. What You'll Bring - Current junior, senior, or graduate student in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field. - Hands-on experience building or testing electromechanical hardware; personal projects count. - Comfort with Python for data analysis. - Familiarity with bench instruments: oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters, DAQ systems. - Attention to detail and a high bar for documentation. - Curious, self-directed, and willing to dig into a problem that doe
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