Software Engineering Intern, Systems - HP IQ
About The Position
HP IQ's System Software team enables on-device experiences to take full advantage of our hardware capabilities. We collaborate with internal and external partners in a high-leverage environment that enables us to spend a majority of our time developing solutions that are unique to our hardware, sensors, algorithms, and interaction models. If you enjoy solving complex, interdisciplinary problems with a world-class team, we'd love to hear from you! 2026 Internship Program Dates: May/June-August/September 2026. Final dates based on student schedule. What You Might Do Learn what it's like to be a part of a world-class embedded software team building a first-of-its-kind product in a startup environment Develop low-level driver and framework software in C and C++ Build automation tools (maybe even a robot) to test our hardware platform in repeatable ways Debug issues at the interface between hardware and software Optimize software for better performance and lower power consumption Collaborate in the software engineering process with documentation, testing, and code review Work on wireless software development, for specific device applications and use-cases
Requirements
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master's in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar field
- Experience in at least one of the following programming languages: C++, C, or Python
- At least one prior course project, internship, or research project that demonstrates your programming skills
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with modern C++
- Experience with Android development, especially native apps or AOSP
- Experience with Linux Kernel driver development
- Experience porting reference algorithms to hardware accelerators (GPU, DSP, etc)
- Familiarity with ARM System-on-Chip (SOC) architecture
- Experience developing bare-metal firmware for microcontrollers
- Ability to use common lab equipment (eg, logic analyzers) to debug low-level SW issues
Responsibilities
- Learn what it's like to be a part of a world-class embedded software team building a first-of-its-kind product in a startup environment
- Develop low-level driver and framework software in C and C++
- Build automation tools (maybe even a robot) to test our hardware platform in repeatable ways
- Debug issues at the interface between hardware and software
- Optimize software for better performance and lower power consumption
- Collaborate in the software engineering process with documentation, testing, and code review
- Work on wireless software development, for specific device applications and use-cases
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
