Electrical Engineering Intern, Summer 2027

About Mill

Mill is a waste prevention technology company focused on eliminating waste, starting with food. They build smart systems for homes, businesses, and municipalities to transform food scraps into valuable resources. Mill's residential food recyclers help households divert millions of pounds of food scraps annually. They are preparing to launch Mill Commercial, an end-to-end solution for managing, understanding, and preventing food waste in commercial environments. Mill is passionate about creating easy-to-use, beautifully designed technologies that keep food in the food system and out of landfills.

About the Role

As an Electrical Engineering intern at Mill, you will work with a tight-knit, fast-paced team on a novel consumer product. Your responsibilities will involve hands-on work with hardware components and lab equipment, as well as schematic and layout design. The role spans design, tooling, and testing in preparation for launch, offering opportunities for learning and creative challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with cross-functional mechanical, systems, and firmware teams on the design and validation of new products.
• Run experiments to collect and analyze hardware performance, documenting and validating all results.
• Support engineering build activities, partnering with CMs and other teams to track test data and troubleshoot issues.
• Root-cause problems and find solutions and workarounds alongside key engineers.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Altium or other schematic design tools.
• Raspberry Pi, Python, or equivalent tools for scripting data collection and analysis.
• Microcontrollers, sensors, and motor drivers.
• Test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, and multimeters.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering or a related field, or can demonstrate equivalent experience.
• Fundamental understanding of analog, digital, and power circuit design.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.