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About Automation Engineering Roles at Danaher Are you energized by solving technical problems ... Developing and executing test strategies for automation solutions Who This Is For * Students ...

About Automation Engineering Roles at Danaher Are you energized by solving technical problems ... Developing and executing test strategies for automation solutions Who This Is For * Students ...

Automation Engineer Location: Miami, FL (100% Onsite 5 Days) Required Qualifications * Bachelor s ... Exposure to software development, QA, or test automation through professional work, internships ...

Software Engineer - Intern (US)

Miami, FL · On-site

$4.5K - $5.8K/wk

In addition to weekly pay, interns may be eligible for a highly competitive sign-on bonus, housing ... Our colleagues are empowered to test their ideas and develop commercial solutions that accelerate ...

FPGA Engineer - Intern (US)

Miami, FL · On-site

$4.5K - $5.8K/wk

FPGA Engineers work closely with business leaders to design and deploy FPGA solutions that help ... the internship. Your Objectives: * Design, implement and test FPGA solutions across Citadel ...

Senior Audio Engineer

Miramar, FL · On-site

$95K - $131K/yr

Prototype and test audio products using specialized audio equipment * Perform audio tuning using in ... Previous work or internship experience in design, particularly for consumer products * Outstanding ...

Structural Engineer

Miami, FL · On-site

$60K - $100K/yr

... mean internships),E.I. or P.E,Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office,Proficient in the use of ... This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is seeking to test their skills in a unique ...

Hardware Engineer

Pompano Beach, FL · On-site

$100 - $125/hr

Help document hardware designs, test procedures, and engineering changes. * Provide technical ... Experience: * 1-3 years of relevant experience (internships or co-op experience acceptable)

... does not mean internships), * E.I. or P.E, * Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office ... This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is seeking to test their skills in a unique ...

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As of Aug 11, 2026, the average hourly pay for test engineer internship in Miami, FL is $44.55, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $33.32 and $56.54 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a test engineer internship do?

A test engineer internship involves assisting in the development and execution of test plans to evaluate software or hardware products. Interns learn to identify defects, document test results, and use testing tools and automation scripts under supervision, gaining practical experience in quality assurance processes.

What is a test engineer internship?

A Test Engineer Internship is a temporary, hands-on role where interns assist in testing software or hardware products to ensure quality and functionality. Interns typically work with test plans, execute test cases, document results, and report bugs. They may use automated or manual testing techniques and collaborate with developers to improve product performance. This internship provides valuable experience in debugging, quality assurance, and test automation. It helps build technical and analytical skills essential for a career in software or hardware testing.

What types of projects or tasks can I expect to work on during a test engineer internship?

As a Test Engineer Intern, you'll typically be involved in tasks such as writing and executing test cases, identifying software bugs, and helping automate testing processes to improve efficiency. You may collaborate closely with software developers and other testers to ensure features function as intended and meet quality standards. Interns often participate in regular team meetings, contribute to test documentation, and may even help design new testing frameworks or scripts. This hands-on involvement helps you build both technical and teamwork skills, offering valuable exposure to real-world product development cycles.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the test engineer internship position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Test Engineer Intern, you generally need a foundation in computer science or engineering, analytical problem-solving skills, and familiarity with software development and testing principles. Experience with test automation tools (such as Selenium or JUnit), scripting languages, and version control systems is often beneficial, though not always required. Strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and a willingness to learn new technologies help candidates stand out. These combined skills ensure accurate testing, clear reporting, and a smooth integration within engineering teams, which are critical for delivering high-quality products.

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Optomechanical Integration & Test Engineer (Miami, FL)

Exowatt

Miami, FL

$99K - $133K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Retirement

Posted 21 days ago


Job description

Exowatt is revolutionizing the energy landscape for the AI era with our groundbreaking P3 system that captures solar energy, stores it as heat, and generates electricity on demand. Founded in 2023 and backed by leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sam Altman, and Felicis, we're committed to providing clean, modular, and scalable power that meets the rapidly growing demands of AI infrastructure. Our mission is to make sustainable renewable energy always available and almost free, enabling technological advancement while protecting our planet.
 
We are seeking an Optomechanical Integration & Test Engineer to join our optics team. The team owns the full design-to-commissioning lifecycle for our tracker hardware: precision optical elements and the structures that position them, solar tracking architectures, structural analysis under wind and gravity loading, and the instrumentation that turns prototypes into measured systems. This role owns that last part. The core problem: prove, with numbers you can defend, that precision optics on a large structure that moves all day, outdoors, under wind, gravity, and thermal swings, actually deliver the energy the models promise, and find out exactly why when they don't.

At its core, this is a measurement role for someone who likes to build. Nothing the team designs counts until it is measured, and you will own the infrastructure that produces those measurements: indoor optical benches, a high-flux test facility, and outdoor on-sun test stands. The full loop is yours: test plan to fixture design to instrumented stand to commissioning to data with error bars, learning from every campaign and turning the next test around in days, not months. You will spend most of your time hands-on at the bench, in the high-flux bay, and in the field. The work spans precision alignment, radiometry, thermal measurement, sensors and DAQ, and the Python and AI agents that run them. This is an AI-native team: agents already drive our simulation campaigns and babysit our long-running tests, and we expect you to engineer at that level from day one. A test stand you build is not finished until an agent can run it. Expect real ownership, a steep learning curve, and senior engineers who will review your work closely and push you to grow fast.

This position is based in Miami, FL. If selected, relocation to Miami, FL is required. Exowatt provides relocation assistance.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Own optical test stands end to end, from indoor characterization benches to the high-flux test facility to outdoor on-sun stands: concept, CAD, fixtures, instrumentation, commissioning, first light, and day-to-day operation
  • Design and run test campaigns from hypothesis to conclusion: write the test plan, build the setup, take the data, quantify the uncertainty, and present results that drive real design decisions
  • Characterize optical components and assemblies: alignment verification, focal and flux measurements, camera-based flux mapping, radiometry and thermal power measurement, reflectance and transmittance
  • Develop precision alignment procedures and tooling for optical assemblies on tracker platforms, and verify pointing and tracking accuracy in the field
  • Select, mount, wire, and calibrate instrumentation (radiometers and power sensors, thermocouples, cameras, tilt sensors, encoders, weather and irradiance instruments) and integrate everything into DAQ systems
  • Automate tests in Python: instrument control, data acquisition, analysis pipelines, and the plots and reports that make results legible to the whole team
  • Make the test infrastructure agent-ready: expose instruments, test sequencing, and data pipelines through clean scriptable interfaces so AI agents can configure a test, run it, watch it overnight, and flag anomalies, then use those agents to run campaigns that would otherwise wait on a human
  • Close the loop between simulation and hardware: compare measured optical performance against raytrace predictions and chase discrepancies to root cause, whether the flaw is in the hardware or in the measurement
  • Run environmental and durability testing on optical components (thermal cycling, weathering, soiling) and help build the reliability story for hardware that must survive decades outdoors
  • Own test safety around concentrated flux: hazard analyses, interlocks, PPE, and safe operating procedures for indoor high-flux testing and on-sun operations
  • Document test plans, procedures, results, and decisions on the team wiki; present and defend your own work in design reviews, growing into ownership of the team's test strategy over time
Qualifications:
  • BS or MS in Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a closely related discipline
  • 2+ years of hands-on laboratory, test, or integration experience with optical or precision hardware; graduate research and substantial internship work count
  • Strong fundamentals in math and physics: you reason from first principles, estimate before you compute, and check every result against known limits before you believe it; we probe this hard in interviews
  • Hands-on experience on an optical bench: mounting, aligning, and characterizing optics, and the care and cleanliness habits that precision components demand
  • Instrumentation fundamentals: sensor selection, signal conditioning, calibration, and DAQ integration
  • Python for test automation and data analysis: instrument control, numpy/pandas data reduction, publication-quality plots
  • Fluency with AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, or similar) as a daily engineering tool: you use them to write most of your code, and you own every line they produce, reviewed, tested, and understood; expect us to ask you to show how you work with AI the same way we ask about your bench skills
  • The instinct to make work agentic: you can decompose a workflow into steps an agent can execute, with clean interfaces, verifiable checkpoints, and guardrails, and you have the judgment to catch an agent when it is confidently wrong; engineers who can direct several agents at once will outrun those who type everything themselves, and we hire the former
  • Working knowledge of a parametric CAD tool for fixtures and test hardware; the team uses PTC Creo and SolidWorks
  • The discipline of good measurement: you control variables, calibrate before you trust, quantify uncertainty, and distrust your own data until the measurement itself is validated
  • A track record of building real test setups or hardware: research labs, internships, capstone projects, FSAE, solar car teams, robotics, or independent builds all count; bench experience matters more than coursework grades
  • The drive to own the full cycle yourself: take a question to a test plan, to a built stand, to trustworthy data, learn from the mistakes, and iterate quickly rather than handing steps off to others
  • Comfort with both bench and field work: precision optical alignment in the morning, commissioning an outdoor test stand in the Miami sun in the afternoon
  • Structured root-cause instincts when results look wrong: the first suspect is always the measurement, and you know how to clear or convict it
  • Strong written communication: your test reports should let the next engineer reproduce the measurement without asking you
  • The temperament to hold your ideas loosely: designs evolve weekly and priorities shift on real evidence; engineers who can let go and update move fastest
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Radiometry or photometry experience: power meters, flux mapping, camera-based flux measurement, IR thermography
  • Exposure to concentrating optics, heliostat or CPV testing, or high-flux measurement
  • Camera-based metrology and image processing: OpenCV or similar, converting images into calibrated measurements
  • Thermal measurement experience: calorimetry, heat flux sensors, flow-and-temperature-based power measurement
  • Design validation and reliability practices: DVP&R, accelerated aging, or environmental qualification against IEC/ASTM standards for solar hardware
  • Motion control experience: stages, encoders, motorized mounts, closed-loop pointing systems
  • Exposure to optical simulation (LightTools, Zemax, or another raytracer) and to comparing measurement against model
  • Statistics for test engineering: design of experiments, measurement system analysis, formal uncertainty budgets
  • Experience building agentic systems around real hardware or simulation: agents driving instruments or ray-trace models through tool interfaces (MCP or similar), running parameter sweeps overnight, and summarizing the results; or any project where you gave an AI real levers and made its output trustworthy
  • Machine shop skills and rapid prototyping: you can make the bracket you need instead of waiting for it
  • Interest in solar energy, heliostats, or large-scale renewable infrastructure
Additional Requirements:
  • Willingness to work extended hours and occasional weekends when test campaigns, commissioning windows, or program deadlines demand it
  • Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted, and to work on ladders and lifts and around energized equipment and concentrated light with appropriate PPE
  • Ability to work outdoors in Miami heat for extended periods during field testing
  • Occasional travel to vendors, calibration labs, and field sites
What We Offer:
Competitive salary and equity options.
Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and retirement plans.
A dynamic work environment that fosters creativity and innovation.
Opportunities for professional growth and development in a rapidly evolving industry.
Relocation assistance.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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