Engineering Internship / Co-Op

About the role

Internship or Co-Op with HDL Research Lab provides development opportunities in an agile, hands-on environment. Extend classroom knowledge with practical electro-mechanical hardware experience, working closely with power engineering experts on real-world challenges. Opportunities exist supporting efforts in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Quality Engineering. Internships are onsite only (remote not available) at the facility in Brenham, Texas. Hiring for Spring and Summer 2027.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic engineering design, development analysis, experimentation, test, and product assurance tasks of limited complexity for assigned portions of a project.
• Analyze and interpret design specifications, drawings, documentation, models, and test results to ensure designs and hardware comply with all applicable standards and requirements.
• Support the fabrication and/or testing of prototype hardware.
• Support assemblers, technicians, and inspectors for manufacturing issues.
• Develop or improve test fixtures, tooling, manufacturing processes, and other procedures for new and existing product builds to reduce defects and improve yields.
• Ensure tasks meet cost, quality, schedule, and performance requirements.
• Other duties and responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status required.
• Student must be actively pursuing an advanced degree in applicable STEM discipline, having completed at least 2 years of undergraduate studies.
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0.
• Prior relevant internship experience preferred.
• Ability to research and apply engineering principles and theories to solve problems.
• Experience with EAGLE, MATLAB, Python, Autodesk Inventor is a plus.
• Motivated self-starter with ability to multitask and prioritize work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Creative mind with desire to suggest improvements and new ideas.

Schedule

• Part-Time Internship: 20+ hours per week.
• Full-Time Internship: 40 hours per week.