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Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

High-Speed Electrical and Optical Systems Validation Co-op Intern - Interim Engineering Intern - HW

Hardware Validation & TestingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Internship · Winter 2027Ottawa, ON, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • Familiarity with Python and object-oriented programming concepts.
  • Interest or experience working with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, bit error rate testers, signal analyzers, vector network analyzers, arbitrary waveform generators, variable optical attenuators, optical spectrum analyzers, and power meters.
  • Must be studying toward a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • For a four-month internship, must be available from January 2027 through April or May 2027.
  • Expected graduation date of November 2027 or later.
  • At least one year of academic experience with programming languages such as C, C++, or Python.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in characterization and validation of ultra-high-speed interfaces, including serializer-deserializer transceivers in system-on-chip designs for electrical and optical applications.
  • Participate in electrical and/or optical characterization activities for next-generation products targeted at AI and data center applications.
  • Work with industry lab instrumentation and equipment to build complex test fixtures.
  • Develop robust test solutions aligned with evolving industry standards, including IEEE 802.3, OIF, and applicable multi-standard agreements.
  • Develop scripts and tools for device configuration, test routines, instrumentation control, and data collection.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience developing or maintaining software tools.
  • Experience using Git or other version control software.
  • Interest in high-speed interfaces.

About the Company

Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

Qualcomm designs the Snapdragon processors and modems inside many Android phones, and it licenses its wireless patents to device makers around the world. It helped commercialize CDMA, the cellular technology behind 3G networks, and its patents cover core parts of the 4G and 5G standards that phones use to connect. The company does not run its own chip factories; contract foundries make its chips, which it sells to makers of phones, PCs, cars, and connected devices. Device makers also pay Qualcomm royalties for using its patented technology, which forms a second business alongside chip sales. Qualcomm was founded in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Diego, CA
Founded
1985

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