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Hardware Intern (7–10 Month Internship)
Mission-critical role for a technically talented candidate who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, values experiential growth, and enjoys global mobility across locations.
About Carv & Motion Metrics
Metion Metrics is a London-based, VC-backed sports tech scale-up with offices in: • London (UK) • Innsbruck (Austria)
Our Product: Carv
The world’s first digital ski coach, redefining how athletes improve their skiing technique. Key features:
- Carv 2 system: A sleek Bluetooth-enabled sensor clipped onto ski boots (in seconds).
- Captures high-res motion data (6-axis gyroscope + accelerometer).
- Syncs with the Carv app, delivering real-time personalised coaching via headphones.
- Data-driven coaching: Uses thousands of athlete training cycles to refine individual technique intervention.
- Target audience: Revolutionises the sportswear ecosystem (beyond general tracking/motivation), focusing on skill enhancement.
- Achieved: 100K+ unit volumes at scale.
A perfect opportunity for hardware engineers who want to solve tangible problems in a high-growth technology sector.
Key Working Locations & Impact Areas
Successful candidates will split time across:
🏂 Innsbruck (Peak Season: Nov–April)
- Hosted in a company flat in Innsbruck, Austria
- Support Rolle: Customer success team (ids + debugs hardware glitches in-field across ski resorts).
- On-snow testing: Prototype ski sensor devices.
- Outdoor tech job! World-class snowsports landscape + alpine adventure access.
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🚀 London (Pre-Peak & Post-Peak)
- Base HQ alongside hardware, product, marketing & ops teams.
- Core Responsibilities:
- Optimise manufacturing workflows for existing Carv hardware.
- Test, validate, and prototype next-gen designs.
- Collaborate with broader business functions if desired.
✈️ Optional Travel: Shenzhen (China, max 1 month)
Periodic trips may be needed to liaise with manufacturing partners.
Your Main Responsibilities
- Design & Build: Create test fixtures, prototype hardware (e.g. components), and improve the current Carv manufacturing process.
- Testing. Validation. Iteration.:
- Conduct rigorous testing on ski sensors to drive continuous improvement.
- Obsessively debug findings from returned units to pinpoint root causes.
- Operations:
- Deploy Python + SQL to analyse data, automate workflows, and identify problems.
- Supervise global user testing for new prototypes.
- Collaborate:
- Train customer-facing teams on debugging hardware gradually.
- Liaise with Chinese factories to resolve production-feed issues.
Who This Role Suits (Essential Attributes)
✔ Months to Go: Graduating in June 2026 (summer 2027) with any of:
- Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (primary focus).
- Secondly relevant degrees with distinct hardware/relevant affinity (e.g. robotics, physics).
- Equivalent experience: Demonstrated specialist knowledge in a related niche setting.
✔ Technical Foundation: Profound ability in one or more sub-fields of:
- Mechanics: Load assessments, 3D printing, robotic systems.
- Electronics: Digital Mug & PCB design variations, IC selection.
- Debugging is a superpower; here we rapidly dissect failures.
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✔ Proven HQ in:
- Work ethos: Passive learning → active problem-solving/autonomy.
- Soft skills: Clear communication; empathy for both customers & colleagues.
Nice To Have (Extra Bandwidth)
💻 Coding & Automation:
- Python (database queries, scripting, automation).
- SQL to drill deep into our Carson data.
🛠️ CAD & Workshops:
- CAD experience (Solidworks, Onshape, Creoidic verification).
- Prototyping: Metedal experience with 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC mills, etc.
📡 Embedded Systems:
- Firmware the deviance-expressed experience: ESP32, embedded basic C, data interception.
- PCB: Soldering, signal noise, component damage elimination.
Compensation & Benefits
Full internship remuneration is competitive, including:
• London Living Wage • Comprehensive use of our company flat (Innsbruck) • Full-season ski pass ( Innenstadt litz RJ farms, Innsbruck Nordkette, Camden TAI) • Two round-trip flights between Innsbruck with London
Timing
Dates will be 7–10 months long (e.g., Oct 2027 to June/July 2028).
Inner[b]ness: Schüler early work start possible according to business needs.
Application Instructions
Step 1: Send CV + covering letter via [form link/helpdesk] below. Step 2: Include a parcski assessment—we want to know your skillset!
- How proficient are you on skis currently?
- Any experience with off-piste or peak-line testing?
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