Acculize Innovations is hiring a full time, in-person QC & Testing Intern in Chennai, with a path to a permanent role on good performance.

About the role

Acculize Innovations designs and builds pharma and life-science lab automation instruments.

As QC & Testing Intern you will be the hands-on check between our developer and the customer. You will test boards and finished instruments, catch bugs early, help ship orders on time and keep product records accurate. You will report directly to the founding team and work daily with our embedded and software developers.

Location: Chennai, on-site (no remote option). Type: Internship, convertible to full-time. Reports to: Founding team.

Key responsibilities

- Test and QC products: run functional tests on PCBs, electronics assemblies and finished instruments against defined checklists, and record results.
- Test PCBs, debug basic faults with a multimeter and bench tools, and rework with soldering where needed.
- Flash and test firmware on microcontroller-based boards during bring-up and QC.
- Assist in production: help assemble, calibrate, test, pack and dispatch customer orders on schedule.
- Work with the embedded and software teams: find, reproduce and report bugs clearly, with steps, logs and photos.
- Verify new software and firmware releases on GitHub against test cases before they go out, and log issues.
- Manage inventory: track components, consumables and finished units, and flag low stock.
- Update product documentation (test procedures, build instructions, release notes and QC records) for each new hardware, software or firmware iteration.
- Take part in team meetings and report test status to the founding team.

Requirements
- Diploma or degree (pursuing or completed) in Electronics, Electrical,



Instrumentation, Mechatronics, Embedded Systems or a related field.
- Solid grasp of basic electronics: circuits, components, reading schematics, using a multimeter and oscilloscope.
- Hands-on soldering skills (through-hole, and SMD preferred).
- Experience programming microcontrollers (Arduino, STM32, ESP32 or similar) and flashing firmware.
- Ability to test PCBs and trace simple faults methodically.
- Attention to detail, with a habit of recording and documenting everything you test.
- Clear written and spoken English for bug reports and documentation.
- Able to work on-site in Bengaluru, full-time.

Nice to have
- Basic Git and GitHub use (issues, releases, pull requests).
- Familiarity with Raspberry Pi or Linux, and serial interfaces such as UART or RS232.
- Exposure to QC, ISO or GMP-style documentation, or lab instruments.
- Experience with inventory or spreadsheet tracking.

Stipend and growth
- Stipend: ₹20,000 per month.
- Duration: 6 Months, with conversion to a full-time role on good performance.
- Mode: Full-time, on-site in Chennai.
- Hands-on work across electronics, firmware, QC and production on real instruments used in pharma labs.
- Direct access to the founding team and a real chance to grow into a permanent QC and testing role.

How to apply Send your CV, along with any PCB, microcontroller or soldering projects you have built (photos or a GitHub link), to [email protected] . Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a short practical test.

Pay: ₹20,000.00 per month

Benefits

- Paid sick time

Ability to commute/relocate:
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:
- 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 QC & Testing Intern (Embedded Systems) (Chennai)
🏢 Acculize Innovations Private
📍 Chennai