Application for Embedded Systems Engineer Intern Position at EsseReale
Company Name : EsseReale
Website: essereale.com
Type : Graduate Internship, part time
Duration : 12 weeks
Hours per Week : Up to 24 hours per week
Start Date : To be confirmed
Location : On-site in St. John's, NL, with limited remote coordination as needed
Reports to : CTO
Compensation : CAD 25.94 per hour
Number of Positions : 1
Job Summary
We are seeking a motivated and technically capable Embedded Systems Engineer Intern to support the development of Yo-Go, EsseReale’s next-generation electric personal mobility platform.
EsseReale is a mobility startup developing Yo-Go, an ultra-light, seated electric personal mobility platform designed for safe, hands-free, and inclusive urban travel. Yo-Go is designed for pedestrian-friendly environments and prioritizes comfort, stability, portability, and intuitive body-weight-shift control.
The Embedded Systems Engineer Intern will support the development and integration of real-time firmware, sensor interfaces, communication links, safety logic, and hardware-in-the-loop testing capabilities required for Yo-Go’s software development, validation, and testing.

Responsibilities

Develop embedded firmware in C or C++ for microcontrollers used in Yo-Go control, sensing, safety, and data acquisition subsystems.

Integrate sensors and peripherals, including IMUs, load cells, battery management systems, motor controller interfaces, emergency stop inputs, and status indicators.

Interface with motor controllers and wheel modules using UART, CAN, PWM, or other required communication methods.





Implement structured sensor reading, calibration routines, data filtering, fault detection, failsafe logic, and real-time status reporting.

Support hardware in the loop setup for Yo-Go software development, stabilization testing, safety logic verification, and simulation feedback.

Develop Python or ROS-compatible tools for logging, telemetry, debugging, tuning, and higher-level software integration.

Work with the PCB designer to review pin maps, connector definitions, test points, signal requirements, and board bring-up procedures.

Participate in bench testing, prototype assembly, field testing, root cause analysis, and technical documentation.

Preferred Skills

Experience with embedded C or C++ and development environments such as STM32CubeIDE, Arduino IDE, PlatformIO, ESP-IDF, or comparable tools.

Familiarity with microcontrollers, sensor interfacing, interrupts, timers, ADCs, PWM, communication buses, and real-time debugging.

Working knowledge of CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, PWM, and serial logging for embedded system diagnostics.

Experience with IMUs, encoders, load cells, battery management systems, motor controllers, or electric mobility hardware is an asset.

Basic understanding of control systems, sensor fusion, safety interlocks, and fault handling for mechatronic prototypes.

Experience with Python, ROS or ROS 2, Git, Linux, simulation workflows, or hardware in the loop testing is a strong asset.

Ability to document firmware architecture, interface protocols, test results, and integration procedures clearly.

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