Quality Engineering Intern

Base is seeking a Quality Engineering Intern to support in-house manufacturing processes, ensuring the quality, safety, and reliability of components and assemblies. This role involves collaborating with hardware design, manufacturing engineering, and quality teams to develop quality standards, product and process requirements, and manufacturing quality control plans. It's a hands-on position in a demanding, fast-paced environment, focusing on challenging projects to modernize the American power grid.

Must Have

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with basic quality engineering concepts (e.g., SPC, FMEA, root cause analysis)
• Comfortable working with data and using tools such as Excel or Python for analysis
• Excellent documentation and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate cross-functionally

Good to Have

• Prior internship or project experience in manufacturing or hardware
• Experience with ISO 9001 concepts or coursework

About Base

Base is building the foundation of American power. The grid is the largest, most complex machine in the world. Yet it’s aging, struggling to keep up with today’s demand, and is unprepared for our electrified future.

Base is modernizing the grid as the first engineering-led, technology-driven power company. We’re deploying a nationwide network of distributed batteries that strengthens critical infrastructure and saves Americans money.

Our team of engineers, operators, creatives, technicians, and electricians design and deploy systems at speed. If you want to tackle the problem that will define this century and shape the future of American energy, now is the time. Join us.

About the Role

Base is looking to bring on a Quality Engineering Intern to support our in-house manufacturing processes and help ensure the quality, safety, and reliability of our components and assemblies. You’ll work closely with hardware design, manufacturing engineering, and quality teams to assist in developing quality standards, product and process requirements, and manufacturing quality control plans.

This is a hands-on role in a demanding, fast-paced environment, where you’ll join a highly motivated team working on extremely challenging projects.

What You'll Do

• Support the creation and implementation of manufacturing quality control plans across our factory
• Assist engineering stakeholders with design and process FMEAs, contributing to risk-reduction activities
• Support development and documentation of Base’s Quality Management System (QMS) in alignment with ISO 9001 requirements
• Help integrate QMS processes into production, engineering, and supply chain workflows
• Develop and maintain documentation, including procedures, work instructions, and quality records
• Analyze quality data to identify trends, issues, and improvement opportunities
• Participate in root cause analyses and corrective/preventive action processes
• Assist with setting up non-conformance workflows and rework processes
• Help track and report key quality metrics
• Support internal audits to ensure compliance with Base quality policies and ISO standards

What You'll Bring

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with basic quality engineering concepts (e.g., SPC, FMEA, root cause analysis)
• Comfortable working with data and using tools such as Excel or Python for analysis
• Excellent documentation and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate cross-functionally
• Prior internship or project experience in manufacturing or hardware is a plus
• Experience with ISO 9001 concepts or coursework is a plus

Our Values

We’re building a winning culture and we’re looking for people who are up for the challenge. Here’s what we expect from day one:

• In-Person Only: We work full-time in the office. No hybrid. No remote.
• Challenge the Status Quo: Question assumptions. Fix broken systems. Principles > rules.
• Move Fast: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.
• Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble. Challenge ideas–including your own.
• Own the Outcome: Take full responsibility. Deliver results. No excuses.
• Act Like an Owner: Be resourceful, mindful of impact, and committed to the business.
• Be Decisive: Drive clarity. Make bold calls with imperfect info.
• Bring the Intensity: This is not a 9-to-5. We're building something hard which requires real commitment.