Software-Test Engineering Intern (Amperesand, Pack Intern, Summer 2026)
SUMMER 2026
**This internship is hosted by Amperesand and sponsored by the Nevada Career Studio (NCS).
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Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.
We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale.
And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.
We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment.
Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers.
Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.
Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company.
With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale.
Join us in building the power foundation of the future!
Internship Description:
At Amperesand, you will help design and develop software that powers automated test systems used in our labs and manufacturing lines. You will work closely with engineers across hardware, firmware, and validation teams, gaining hands-on experience in Medium Voltage (MV) labs and learning how real power electronics products are tested at scale. This role is ideal for students who write clean, reliable code, think from first principles, communicate well, and love solving challenging technical problems.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Complete 360 hours of work as an intern (40 hours per week, 9 weeks minimum)
- Develop automated test software used to validate MV power electronics and related subsystems.
- Deploy, maintain, and improve test software in lab and manufacturing environments.
- Write clear, maintainable, and well-structured code while learning company-wide coding standards.
- Contribute to code reviews and discussions to ensure quality and consistency.
- Help improve existing automation tools to reduce test time and improve data accuracy and reliability.
- Participate in test hardware bring-up, system debugging, and software optimization.
- Create concise documentation for software tools, deployment steps, and test workflows to ensure smooth handoffs across teams and sites.
- Approach problems using first principles and a curiosity-driven mindset - ask questions, dive deep, and learn fast.
Goals and Expectations of the Intern:
- Hands-on lab experience with real test systems used for high-power industrial hardware.
- Exposure to end-to-end automation - from software design to deployment.
- Mentorship from engineers across software, hardware, and reliability teams.
- Experience contributing to systems used daily in manufacturing and validation workflows.
- A chance to work in a fast-paced environment where curiosity, ownership, and impact matter.
Required Qualifications:
- Must be a degree-seeking undergraduate OR graduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno after the Spring ‘26 semester
- Spring ‘26 or earlier graduates are not eligible for the Wolf Pack STEM Internship Program
- Student must be enrolled in a major or minor program in the following colleges:
- Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources (CABNR)
- Business
- Engineering
- Science
- Public Health/Orvis
- Coursework in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong fundamentals in programming using a system-level language (e.g., C, C++, Go, Rust).
- Exposure to software that interfaces with hardware (microcontrollers like Arduino, STM32, or similar).
- Familiarity with version control tools such as Git.
- Strong problem-solving abilities, eagerness to learn, and willingness to ask “why” to understand systems deeply.
- Effective communication and time-management skills; proactive in seeking clarity and driving tasks to completion.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Basic understanding of electrical theory (Ohm’s law, AC/DC circuits, etc.).
- Familiarity with lab instruments (oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies).
- Exposure to hardware communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I²C, etc.).
- Experience with scripting or automation frameworks (Python, Bash, etc.).
Desired Schedule for Intern:
40 hours per week, 9 weeks minimum, Work hours between 9am-5pm
Pack STEM internships require interns to complete 360 hours during their internship. It is the intern’s responsibility to ensure this requirement is met.