Robotics and autonomous vehicle hardware internships
Sensors, actuation, embedded control and vehicle electronics at robotics and self-driving companies. The work sits on the boundary between electrical and mechanical, and the interviews follow: control loops, sensor fusion at the hardware level, and buses that have to survive a moving platform.
Live openings — 32
Pulled twice a day from the employers’ own job boards. Every row links to the source posting.
Updated 20 Oct, 23:30 UTC
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Embedded Software Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]
San Jose, CA
Firmware FundamentalsCircuit Fundamentals14 Oct
Zipline
Firmware Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Embedded SystemsCommunication Protocols09 Oct
Zipline
Firmware Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Embedded SystemsCommunication Protocols09 Oct
Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Perception, Robotics
Mountain View, CA, USA
Firmware Fundamentals07 Oct
Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Perception Systems Engineering: Pedestrian Detection Precision
San Francisco, California
Firmware Fundamentals28 Sept
Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Systems Engineer, Autonomous Vehicle Networks & Diagnostics
Mountain View, CA, USA
Test AutomationCircuit Fundamentals25 Sept
Zipline
Field Systems Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit Fundamentals25 Sept
Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS, Embedded, Software Engineer
Mountain View, CA, USA
Firmware FundamentalsEmbedded Systems21 Sept
Zipline
Flight Test Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware FundamentalsCircuit Fundamentals21 Sept
Zipline
Flight Test Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware FundamentalsCircuit Fundamentals21 Sept
Zipline
Electrical Project Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit Fundamentals16 Sept
Zipline
Electrical Project Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit Fundamentals28 Aug
Zipline
Embedded Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware FundamentalsTest Automation26 Aug
Zipline
Civil and Structural Engineer Intern (Summer 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
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
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Electrical Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]
San Jose, CA
Circuit FundamentalsCommunication Protocols25 Apr
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Hardware Reliability Intern [Winter 2027]
San Jose, CA
Communication ProtocolsPCB Bring-Up & Debug24 Oct
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Validation Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]
San Jose, CA
Circuit FundamentalsEmbedded Systems01 Oct
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Firmware Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]
San Jose, CA
Firmware FundamentalsLab Instrumentation12 Sept
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Mechanical Engineer Intern [Winter 2027]
San Jose, CA
09 Nov
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