Firmware Student Intern - Internship

**Akaththi STEP Internship Program Electronics / Firmware (Open-Source

Track)**

If building things that _actually ship_ matters to you more than marks

and contributing something useful to the world excites you read on.

The **Akaththi STEP Internship Program (Electronics / Firmware)** is for students** who want to work on real, open-source ESP-IDF sensor

libraries** used in live cultivation environments and shared with the world.

This is not a sandbox.

This is not a demo project.

What you build here will be **open-sourced** , reviewed, used, and improved by

others.

We select **2 students every month** for a **1-month, fully onsite program**

inside our farm + research space.

What youll actually work on

* Design and build **ESP-IDF sensor libraries** (clean APIs, reusable modules)

* Work with **real sensors** (CO, temperature, humidity, airflow, pressure, etc.)

* Write firmware meant to **run continuously** , not just pass tests

* Handle **noise, failures, calibration issues, and real-world constraints**

* Publish and maintain code on **GitHub (open-source)**

* Learn what it takes to build firmware that other developers can rely on

This is firmware written **for the world** , not just for Akaththi.

What youre expected to already know

This program assumes you come in with:

* **Strong fundamentals in C / C++**

* **Basic exposure to embedded systems / firmware**

* (microcontrollers, GPIO, IC / SPI / UART, interrupts, build systems)

* Comfort reading **datasheets** , debugging issues, and learning independently

You dont need to be an expert

but you **do need to be serious about the craft**.

What youll walk away with

* **STEP Internship Certificate**

* **Public GitHub contributions** under Akaththi Research Labs

* Experience designing **production-grade ESP-IDF libraries**

* Exposure to **industrial IoT firmware development**

* The confidence of knowing your code is being used beyond this internship

This is the kind of work that **actually compounds**.

Who this is for (Students Only)

* BE / BTech / ME / MTech students in **Electronics, ECE, EEE, Embedded Systems, Instrumentation** , or related fields

OR

* Any student with strong **C/C++ fundamentals** who wants to build serious firmware and contribute to open source.

Program Details

Chennai (fully onsite)

1 month

2 students per month

Starts January 2026

Unpaid (learning-first; the value is the work and exposure)

This isnt about finishing tasks.

Its about **building something that lasts**.

If that excites you, apply.

"Come build firmware that the world can use."