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Hardware Engineering Internships
Built from a 20M+ job database and updated hourly, this list surfaces hardware engineering internships across electronics, semiconductors, FPGA, microsystems, integration, verification, and test.
Hardware interns can contribute to board or chip design, FPGA development, component selection, laboratory bring-up, verification, reliability, system integration, manufacturing test, and failure analysis. Semiconductor businesses, electronics makers, aerospace and defense companies, device teams, research organizations, industrial firms, and hardware startups differ in product maturity and specialization. Formal summer programs may supply a cohort, technical talks, mentors, and presentations; team-specific internships and co-ops often provide sustained work on one design or test cycle. Electrical or computer engineering study is common, alongside expectations for digital logic, circuits, HDL, scripting, EDA tools, lab instruments, or embedded systems. Coursework, research, student design teams, and independently built hardware can show relevant preparation.
Use the original description to locate the intern within the hardware lifecycle. Architecture, RTL, board design, validation, integration, and production test require different skills even when the title is simply hardware engineering intern. Verify academic level, enrollment and graduation rules, programming or HDL languages, required tools, technical interview, program term, onsite laboratory schedule, and any cleanroom, safety, lifting, or shift requirements. Export-control, citizenship, or security-clearance language may apply in some industries and should be assessed exactly as written. Compare the scope of the project, access to design reviews and equipment, mentorship, and whether the expected deliverable fits the internship length. Ask whether the assignment follows hardware from bring-up through verification, how test evidence is reviewed, and how confidential work can be described later. Recruiting timing varies between large annual programs and smaller teams tied to product milestones.
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AvnetMechatronics InternStutensee, GermanyNot listedtoday - yesterday
Virtu FinancialHardware Engineer Intern - FPGAAustin, TXNot listedyesterday - yesterday
Western DigitalHardware Engineering Intern$34 - $47/hrFremont, CA$34 - $47/hryesterday - yesterday
American UniversityAudiovisual Services Assistant - Student$18.40/hrWashington, DC$18.40/hryesterday - yesterday
Nightwing Intelligence SolutionsRF Engineering InternDulles, VANot listedyesterday - yesterday
ZeissSystems Engineering InternBellheim, GermanyNot listedyesterday - yesterday
Quest GlobalDFT EngineerBengaluru, IndiaNot listedyesterday - yesterday
Blue RoboticsElectronics Design Co-op$30/hrVictoria, Canada$30/hryesterday - yesterday
AirbusMaster ThesisWangen im Allgäu, GermanyNot listedyesterday - yesterday
Odin Dynamics, IncEngineering InternLos Angeles, CANot listedyesterday - yesterday
Cadence Design SystemsDesign Engineering InternCork, IrelandNot listedyesterday - yesterday
MagnaProduct Engineer InternGrand Rapids, MINot listedyesterday - 1d
University of RochesterResearch Co-op$17.50 - $22.79/hrRochester, NY$17.50 - $22.79/hr1d - 1d
DRWFPGA Intern$108.17/hrChicago, IL$108.17/hr1d - 1d
AmentumDigital and Logic Design Engineer InternHuntsville, ALNot listed1d - 1d
Avery DennisonRFID Applications Engineering Co-op$25.50 - $29/hrMiamisburg, OH$25.50 - $29/hr1d - 1d
FormlabsHardware R&D Engineer Intern$39.38 - $48.75/hrCambridge, MA$39.38 - $48.75/hr1d - 2d
Texas InstrumentsAnalog IC Design Engineer InternGermanyNot listed2d - 2d
Leggett & PlattSensor InternGermanyNot listed2d - 2d
Rivian and Volkswagen Group TechnologiesAndroid Developer Intern$45 - $51/hrPalo Alto, CA$45 - $51/hr2d - 2d
AlliumEngineering Intern - General / AINew York, NYNot listed2d - 2dRivian and Volkswagen Group TechnologiesElectromechanical Design Engineer Intern$33 - $51/hrPalo Alto, CA$33 - $51/hr2d
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TeledyneCMOS Co-op$22.16 - $29.52/hrKitchener, Canada$22.16 - $29.52/hr2d - 2d
TSCHardware Engineering InternPlymouth, MANot listed2d - 3d
Arlo TechnologiesHardware Engineer Co-op$21.35 - $23.08/hrRichmond, Canada$21.35 - $23.08/hr3d - 3d
FigureHardware Test Intern$35 - $45/hrSan Jose, CA$35 - $45/hr3d
Explore our FAQ section to learn more.
Hardware engineering is an umbrella for internships involving physical systems, including mechanical, electrical, computer, aerospace, embedded, firmware, controls, robotics, test, manufacturing, and systems work. Employers classify these roles differently, so read the project and team description rather than relying only on the title. A general engineering internship may still be hardware-focused if it involves circuits, sensors, devices, vehicles, chips, test equipment, or physical prototypes.
Hardware interns work with physical constraints such as power, heat, materials, signals, manufacturing, reliability, and component availability. Software interns primarily build and operate code-based systems. Embedded and firmware internships sit between the two: the work involves programming, but the code directly controls or communicates with hardware. Compare the actual deliverables because many hardware teams hire software-oriented interns.
Useful foundations include circuits, mechanics, signals, controls, computer architecture, testing, and basic programming. The relevant tools depend on the discipline: CAD and simulation for mechanical work, lab instruments and PCB tools for electrical roles, C or C++ for embedded systems, and MATLAB or Python for controls and analysis. You do not need every skill; focus on the stack used by the roles you want.
Strong projects show that you built, tested, and improved a physical system. Examples include a custom circuit board, robot, embedded sensor, control system, mechanical assembly, drone, vehicle subsystem, FPGA design, test fixture, or manufacturing improvement. Document requirements, design choices, failures, measurements, and revisions. Photos and schematics help, but interviewers also want to understand what you personally owned and how you validated the result.
Yes. Computer engineering sits naturally between digital hardware and low-level software. Depending on your coursework and projects, you may fit FPGA, verification, board design, computer architecture, firmware, embedded systems, robotics, test, or systems roles. Tailor your resume to the posting: emphasize circuits and architecture for hardware roles, or C, C++, drivers, real-time systems, and debugging for embedded roles.
Often they do when the work involves vehicles, sensors, actuators, dynamics, avionics, guidance, testing, or physical-system simulation. Some aerospace roles are specialized around structures, propulsion, or aerodynamics, while controls roles may blend modeling, software, and hardware integration. This list includes them because students building physical systems frequently search across these neighboring disciplines.
Expect questions tied to your discipline and projects. Mechanical candidates may discuss statics, materials, tolerances, thermal behavior, or CAD decisions. Electrical candidates may work through circuits, signals, or debugging. Embedded candidates may see C, computer architecture, communication protocols, and hardware-software debugging. Be ready to explain a failure you diagnosed, the measurements you used, and why you chose one design over another.
Ask what subsystem or test you will own, whether you will build or measure something real, who reviews designs, and what lab or prototype access interns receive. Good projects have clear requirements, mentorship, and a path from design through validation. Be cautious when the role is mostly documentation or repetitive technician work without enough engineering context, feedback, or ownership.
