Electrical Engineering Co-Op

The role

You will work on electrical engineering aspects of product design including component selection, thermals, and antenna design. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to research silicon, prototype, design schematics, and test electrical systems.

What you will do

• Contribute to shipping successful product lines
• Conduct research on silicon possibilities
• Evaluate system feature tradeoffs and create system specifications
• Assemble EVKs, board hacks, or quick-turn fabrication
• Take concepts from block diagram to schematics and layout
• Create validation plans and characterize electrical systems
• Find root cause of design inefficiencies and field failures
• Manage JDM companies to design, validate, certify and manufacture products
• Embed Samsara's cultural principles

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in progress in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
• Target graduation timeline is May-June 2026
• Must be able to commit to a minimum of 6 months of full-time co-op employment
• University must support the co-op experience
• Prior intern or co-op experience working on high-volume hardware programs
• Solid fundamentals in digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits
• Schematic and layout knowledge in Altium or Cadence or CAD/Allegro
• Ability to navigate tradeoffs between design, manufacturability, schedule, and cost
• Hands-on experience with test instruments such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers
• Knowledge of cameras, sensors, WiFi, LTE, Bluetooth, GPS, antennas, and batteries
• Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive independent work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Nice to have

• Second or third-time co-op or Master level co-op students
• Junior year of school as an undergraduate student

Benefits

• Relocation and housing support for the duration of the co-op
• Flexible, employee-led remote model
• Professional development stipend
• Comprehensive health and parental leave plans

Before you apply

• Must be attending a university that supports full-time work as part of a 6-month co-op or allows taking 2 quarters or one semester off
• Cannot be a first-year co-op student
• Cannot be a first-time co-op

About the company

Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, a platform that enables organizations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data. The company helps improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of physical operations.