Hardware engineering internships
Every posting here is read against the 23 topics hardware interviewers actually probe, so you can see what a role will test before you spend an evening applying to it. Each one carries a real practice question from its own strongest topic.
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Live openings — 47
Pulled twice a day from the employers’ own job boards. Every row links to the source posting.
Updated 05 Sept, 15:04 UTC
Anduril
2026 Robotics Engineer Intern
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Firmware Fundamentals04 Sept
Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS, Pipeline and Test Health Engineer
San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyFirmware Fundamentals03 Sept
Anduril
2026 Mechanical Engineering Intern
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
02 Sept
Zipline
Electrical Project Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit Fundamentals28 Aug
Zipline
Embedded Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware FundamentalsTest Automation26 Aug
Zipline
Embedded Software Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware FundamentalsTest Automation25 Aug
Zipline
Civil and Structural Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging Methodology20 Aug
Zipline
Civil and Structural Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging Methodology20 Aug
Zipline
Electrical Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit FundamentalsFirmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
Electrical Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit FundamentalsFirmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
Controls Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
Controls Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
Hardware Test Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit FundamentalsFirmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
Hardware Test Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit FundamentalsFirmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
System Test Automation Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Test AutomationValidation & Reliability18 Aug
Zipline
System Test Automation Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Test AutomationValidation & Reliability18 Aug
Zipline
Mechanical Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyValidation & Reliability18 Aug
Zipline
Mechanical Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyValidation & Reliability18 Aug
Zipline
Long Range Platform Hardware Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Manufacturing, DFM & DFTCircuit Fundamentals18 Aug
Zipline
Long Range Platform Embedded Firmware Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware FundamentalsEmbedded Systems18 Aug
Astranis
Mechanical Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
San Francisco
15 Aug
Astranis
Mechanical Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
San Francisco
15 Aug
Astranis
Mechanical Engineer Intern (Winter 2027)
San Francisco
15 Aug
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Power Systems Integration Intern [Fall 2026]
San Jose, CA
Circuit FundamentalsControl Systems03 Aug
SpaceX
Summer 2027 Silicon Engineering Internship/Co-op
Flexible - Any SpaceX Site
Digital LogicFirmware Fundamentals03 Aug
SpaceX
Spring 2027 Silicon Engineering Internship/Co-op
Flexible - Any SpaceX Site
Digital LogicFirmware Fundamentals03 Aug
Zipline
Quality & Manufacturing Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyManufacturing, DFM & DFT03 Aug
Zipline
Quality & Manufacturing Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyManufacturing, DFM & DFT03 Aug
Astranis
Electrical Reliability Intern (Fall 2026)
San Francisco
Lab InstrumentationPower Electronics22 Jun
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Firmware Intern [Fall 2026]
San Jose, CA
Communication ProtocolsFirmware Fundamentals22 Jun
Anduril
2027 Manufacturing Engineer Intern
Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Broomfield, Colorado, United States; Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; Costa Mesa, California, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States; Irvine, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States
11 Jun
Anduril
2027 Mechanical Engineer Intern
Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Broomfield, Colorado, United States; Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; Costa Mesa, California, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States; Irvine, California, United States; Reston, Virginia, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States
11 Jun
Anduril
2027 Electrical Engineer Intern
Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Broomfield, Colorado, United States; Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; Costa Mesa, California, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States; Irvine, California, United States; Reston, Virginia, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States
Communication ProtocolsFirmware Fundamentals11 Jun
Zipline
Quality & Manufacturing Intern (Fall 2026)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyManufacturing, DFM & DFT22 May
Astranis
Power Electronics Intern (Fall 2026)
San Francisco
Lab InstrumentationPower Electronics30 Apr
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Electrical Engineering Intern [Fall 2026]
San Jose, CA
Circuit FundamentalsCommunication Protocols25 Apr
Neuralink
Electrical Engineer Intern, Implant Embedded Systems
Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States
PCB DesignCircuit Fundamentals16 Apr
Neuralink
Manufacturing Intern, Surgery & Robot Hardware
South San Francisco, California, United States
Manufacturing, DFM & DFTDebugging Methodology20 Mar
Etched
Electrical Platform Intern
San Jose
PCB DesignCircuit Fundamentals07 Feb
Etched
Mech / Thermal Intern
San Jose
PCB DesignCircuit Fundamentals07 Feb
Etched
Firmware Intern
San Jose
Firmware FundamentalsEmbedded Systems07 Feb
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Hardware Test Intern [Fall 2026]
San Jose, CA
Firmware FundamentalsDebugging Methodology24 Oct
Neuralink
Firmware Engineer Intern, Robotics and Surgery Engineering
South San Francisco, California, United States
Firmware FundamentalsCommunication Protocols15 Jul
Neuralink
Electrical Engineer Intern, Robotics and Surgery Engineering
South San Francisco, California, United States
Circuit FundamentalsFirmware Fundamentals13 Jun
Neuralink
Mechanical Engineering Intern, Brain Interfaces
Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States
Circuit FundamentalsManufacturing, DFM & DFT16 Apr
Neuralink
Mechanical Engineering Intern, Robotics and Surgery Engineering
South San Francisco, California, United States
Manufacturing, DFM & DFT28 Mar
Neuralink
Embedded Software Engineer Intern, Implant Embedded Systems
Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States
Embedded SystemsFirmware Fundamentals27 Nov
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