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Dell Technologies

Makes PCs, AI servers and data storage systems

Hardware Engineer Intern

Summer 2027
$29.60 - $31.80
Internship
Bachelor's
Round Rock, TX, USA+1 moreMore locations: Hopkinton, MA, USA
In Person
Hardware Engineering
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree related to Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Technology, or Computer Science, with a graduation date of December 2027 or May 2028.
  • Know at least one scripting language, such as Python, Perl, or Bash.
  • Understand hardware and software interactions and apply this understanding to resolve issues.
  • Read and understand engineering specifications, data sheets, and other technical documents.
  • Have strong mechanical aptitude and experience in design, thermals, and/or controls, including experience with Creo or SolidWorks, Flowtherm or Icepak, and/or Simulink modeling.
Responsibilities
  • Participate as a member of an intern team in an end-to-end project that impacts ISG strategy.
Desired Qualifications
  • Have direct experience with x86 or ARM computer architectures and chipsets, schematic tools, PCB layout tools, oscilloscopes, and signal generators.
  • Know various I/O protocols, such as PCIe, SAS, SATA, Gigabit Ethernet, and IPSec; have high-speed design experience above 1 Gbps.
  • Demonstrate AI literacy and a proactive approach to using AI tools to optimize hardware design, validation, and testing workflows, enhance system performance analysis, and accelerate innovation.

About the company

Dell Technologies makes laptops, desktops, servers, data storage and networking equipment for businesses, governments, schools and consumers, and it builds many of the server racks inside large AI data centers. In 2016 it completed its $67 billion purchase of storage maker EMC, then the largest technology deal ever. One division sells PCs, monitors and Alienware gaming computers, while the other sells PowerEdge servers, storage arrays and networking gear to companies running their own data centers. Dell earns money from those hardware sales plus support, financing and subscription services. Michael Dell founded the company in 1984 from his University of Texas dorm room, and it is based in Round Rock, Texas.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Round Rock, Texas

Founded

1984

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What believers are saying

  • AI demand is surging: Dell booked $60.9 billion in AI server orders in the quarter ending July 2026.
  • A $95 billion order backlog gives teams years of work: Dell raised its fiscal 2027 sales forecast to $192 billion.
  • Dell pays for staff to keep learning: its benefits profile lists tuition assistance and apprenticeship programs.

What critics are saying

  • Jobs keep shrinking: Dell's March 2026 annual report showed headcount down 10% to about 97,000, a third straight yearly cut.
  • A few giant buyers drive AI sales: SpaceX and CoreWeave ranked among Dell's largest customers in August 2026.
  • PCs earn thin profits: Dell's PC division kept just 7.6 cents of operating profit per sales dollar last quarter.

What makes Dell Technologies unique

  • Dell sells both halves of computing: data center gear brought in $31.8 billion last quarter, PCs another $15.0 billion.
  • The founder still controls it: Michael Dell, chairman and CEO, holds super-voting shares with over half the director votes.
  • Dell sells straight to buyers at scale: its own sales force, not resellers, brings in about half of revenue.

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