Embedded Systems, Sensors & Power Engineer Intern

Location: Detroit / Metro Detroit (On-site Lab)

Hours: 32–35 hours/week

Program: 12-month paid internship (conversion-track)

Compensation: $15/hour

Company Description

Providence Wave Group is redefining how technology empowers families to live, connect, and thrive. We are developing an ambient intelligence smart home platform designed for older adults and multigenerational households, with a strong focus on safety, accessibility, reliability, and real-world usability.

Our work blends embedded systems, sensing, and intelligent infrastructure to create inclusive, technology-driven environments that enhance comfort, health, and independence. We build systems meant to operate in real homes—not labs—and prioritize trust, efficiency, and long-term reliability.

About the Role

This is a hands-on, lab-based embedded engineering internship for engineers who enjoy working close to hardware and validating systems that must perform reliably in real environments.

You will contribute directly to the development of room-level IoT devices and supporting power systems used in Providence Wave Group’s smart home ecosystem. This role offers real ownership, exposure to production-minded engineering decisions, and close collaboration with senior technical leadership.

What You’ll Work On

Embedded firmware development for wireless IoT room-level devices

Integration of pre-certified sensors (motion, radar, environmental)

Signal validation for movement, posture, and presence detection

Power profiling, battery optimization, and energy-efficient system design

Hardware debugging, reliability testing, and fault analysis

Supporting internal demos, pilot deployments, and lab validation

Candidate Profile

We welcome experienced candidates as well as exceptional early-career engineers. There is no age requirement. Candidates must be post-graduate (Bachelor’s degree completed or higher).

Experienced candidates should demonstrate hands-on work in embedded systems, IoT, robotics, or hardware-centric engineering environments.

Candidates without formal industry experience must demonstrate exceptional creativity, strong technical fundamentals, and the ability to think outside the box. This includes:

Evidence of self-directed projects, lab work, or independent experimentation

An agile mindset and ability to adapt quickly in a fast-moving environment

A proven ability to meet deadlines while delivering high-quality outcomes

Comfort operating under high expectations with strong ownership and accountability

We value engineers who are curious, disciplined, and motivated by solving real-world problems. Strong communication, reliability, and follow-through are essential.

Required Experience / Skills

Embedded systems, robotics, or IoT engineering experience or demonstrable equivalent ability

Firmware development on microcontrollers (ESP32-class or similar)

Comfort debugging real hardware and noisy sensor signals

Understanding of power-efficient system design and energy constraints

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Ability to collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams

Nice to Have

Experience with mmWave, radar, or motion sensing

Lab or prototype environment experience

RTOS or low-level systems knowledge

Exposure to sensor fusion or real-time signal processing

How This Role Fits the Bigger Picture

While this role focuses on embedded hardware and firmware, you will collaborate closely with systems and platform engineers to ensure sensor outputs are structured, consistent, and reliable enough to support higher-level analytics, safety workflows, and long-term system integrity.

Why This Internship

Work on real devices—not toy projects

Build systems designed for safety- and trust-focused environments

Collaborate closely with senior-level engineers

Gain exposure to production-minded embedded system development

Strong performers may convert to full-time roles as the platform scales

To stand out, include links to GitHub repositories, hardware projects, lab work, or brief descriptions of systems you’ve built or debugged.

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32.0 per week

Work Location: In person