Hardware Engineering Intern

 

Job Title: Hardware Engineering (Motor Controller, Power Electronics & Control Systems)

Location: Chennai

Job Type: Internship (3 - 6 Months)
 

Role Overview:

We are seeking an Engineering Intern to support the development of motor controller hardware for electric vehicles. This internship is suited for candidates who are interested in power electronics, embedded/control hardware, motor drives, and hardware validation. The intern will work with the motor controller team on areas such as schematic support, component research, circuit testing, board bring-up assistance, simulation support, and debugging. This role is ideal for candidates seeking hands-on exposure to how real motor controller hardware is designed, tested, and validated.
 

Requirement: 

Power Electronics & Hardware Support 

• Assist in understanding and reviewing motor controller hardware blocks, such as inverter stages, gate drivers, sensing circuits, and protection circuits. 

• Support component selection activities by comparing datasheets for devices such as MOSFETs, gate drivers, current sensors, voltage sensors, and passive components. 

• Help with basic analysis related to thermal, voltage, current, and protection requirements. 

• Support lab testing of power electronics hardware under guidance
   

Circuit & Schematic Support 

• Assist in schematic-related tasks for microcontroller support circuits, filters, signal conditioning, sensing, protection, and interface circuits. 

• Help review hardware for good engineering practices such as clean signal routing, filtering, grounding, and noise mitigation. 

• Support preparation of hardware notes, schematic markups, and review observations for PCB implementation. 
   

Control Systems & Simulation Support

• Support analysis of simple control concepts such as system response, filtering, and loop behavior. 

• Help compare simulation results with hardware test observations. 

• Contribute to documentation of assumptions, plots, and test comparisons. 
   

Motor Control Strategy Exposure 

• Support the team in understanding and validating motor control regions such as torque control, regenerative braking, and flux-weakening behavior. 

• Assist in organizing and analyzing data from controller tuning or performance tests. 

• Learn how hardware limitations and design choices affect efficiency, stability, and drivability. Hardware Debugging & Validation 

• Assist in board bring-up, signal measurement, and debugging of hardware issues in the lab. 

• Use tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, debuggers, or CAN tools under guidance. 

• Help identify issues related to noise, grounding, sensing, or communication. 

• Support dyno or bench-test preparation, test execution, and result logging. 
   

Integration & Documentation

• Work with the motor controller team during controller integration and testing. 

• Maintain clear documentation for schematics, test setups, measurement results, issue logs, and debugging observations. 

• Prepare simple summaries or reports for design reviews and internal discussions
   

Preferences:

• Exposure to motor controllers, PMSM/BLDC motors, or inverter circuits. 

• Familiarity with oscilloscopes, multimeters, or embedded debugging tools. 

• Basic knowledge of microcontrollers, ADCs, PWM, CAN, SPI, I2C, or UART.

• Experience with academic or personal projects in:

  1. Power electronics 

  2.  Electric vehicles 

  3.  Robotics 

  4.  Motor drives 

  5.  Embedded hardware 

• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and MATLAB code generation is a plus. 

• Interest in automotive or EV system design.
   

Future Scope:

• How real motor controller hardware is structured, from power stage to control and interface circuits. 

• Practical exposure to schematic design support, component selection, board testing, and debugging. 

• How simulation, control concepts, and hardware validation come together in an EV system. 

• Cross-functional experience within a motor controller development environment. 

• This internship offers a hands-on opportunity to work on real EV motor controller hardware and learn how engineering theory translates into physical systems. 

• You will gain exposure to power electronics, control-oriented hardware, circuit debugging, and system validation, while contributing to hardware that directly affects vehicle performance, efficiency, and reliability. 

• Opportunities for professional advancement as the company undergoes expansion. 

• Collaborate closely with seasoned experts in the field.
   

Eligibility Criteria:

• Understanding of circuits, electronics, and electrical engineering fundamentals. 

• Exposure to power electronics, motor drives, control systems, or embedded systems through coursework, projects, or self-learning. 

• Familiarity with reading schematics and component datasheets. 

• Willingness to work hands-on in lab environments and learn through testing and debugging