Internship, Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

About Voyant

Voyant Photonics, based in the heart of New York City, is transforming machine perception with a new class of LiDAR devices that are compact enough to fit in the palm of your hand and powerful enough to measure range, velocity, and reflectivity with unparalleled accuracy. By leveraging cutting-edge silicon photonic chips smaller than your fingertip, we deliver sensors that are not only revolutionary in performance but also affordable enough to integrate into any system.

Our technology disrupts the status quo of bulky, expensive, and power-hungry LiDAR systems, making high-precision sensing accessible for widespread adoption in robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, industrial automation, and beyond.

Why Join us?

At Voyant, you’ll be part of a team turning cutting-edge research into real-world products. As a growing startup, we offer interns the chance to make a meaningful impact, work closely with senior engineers, and learn what it takes to build disruptive sensing technology. This is more than an internship — it’s a chance to grow your technical skills and career in one of the most exciting fields of hardware innovation.

You will do :

Execute PCB test plans using bench equipment (power supplies, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, etc.) and document results

Perform soldering (hand soldering and / or hot air rework) for board bring-up and modifications

Contribute to PCB design, including schematic capture and layout tasks

Assist the engineering team with lab organization, test setup, and debugging activities

Position Overview

We are seeking an Electrical Engineering Intern to join our hardware team. This internship offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in PCB testing, design, and prototyping, while working closely with experienced engineers in a fast-paced startup environment.

Location : NYC

Duration : 4 months

Hours : ~ 12+ hours per week

Qualifications

Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field

Familiarity with bench test equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, etc.)

Basic soldering experience (hand or hot air)

Exposure to PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, KiCad, or similar)

Strong attention to detail and eagerness to learn in a collaborative environment

What We Offer

Team events and company meetups

Complimentary lunch provided daily at our NYC office

A professional network with extremely talented engineers

Equal Opportunity Employer

Voyant Photonics is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, citizenship, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, or any other characteristic protected by law.