Summer 2027 Hardware Engineering Intern (Early-Career)

Quick Facts

• Role: Summer 2027 Hardware Engineering Intern (early-career)

• Focus areas: ASIC engineering, hardware development, firmware, systems design & integration, mechanical design, equipment engineering, and/or SoC engineering

• Program: Early career development with structured onboarding, mentorship, and a curated curriculum

Description

This internship supports current and anticipated early-career hiring needs. You’ll work with experienced engineers across the hardware stack to design, verify, validate, test, and optimize technologies for next-generation data storage.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to ASIC/digital design and verification (architecture, RTL, simulation, timing closure)

• Build simulations and validate complex hardware designs

• Support hardware/SoC development lifecycle activities (from architecture through synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure)

• Design and develop electronic hardware and magnetic recording systems

• Create validation strategies and automated test solutions; perform reliability, stress, and performance testing

• Integrate, debug, and validate embedded firmware and troubleshoot hardware-software interactions

• Define system requirements and integrate hardware, firmware, and software components; troubleshoot system-level issues

• Design mechanical components and assemblies; develop prototypes; perform analysis and testing

• Optimize manufacturing equipment and improve uptime, reliability, and process performance

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in a relevant engineering or technical discipline

• Experience developing technical skills via coursework, internships/co-ops, research, laboratory work, capstone projects, hackathons, or personal projects

• Familiarity with engineering fundamentals and one or more relevant technical areas (programming, digital logic, embedded systems, electronics, mechanical design/CAD, manufacturing processes, automation, testing, simulation, verification, debugging, or systems integration)

• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

• Strong analytical and critical thinking with a passion for learning new technologies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Plus: Proficiency with Microsoft Office and common development tools such as Git and Linux

• Interest in storage technologies, semiconductors, embedded systems, cloud computing, AI, and data analytics

Benefits

• Foundational training through structured onboarding, mentorship, and a curated development curriculum

• Comprehensive benefits including paid vacation and sick leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life/accident/disability insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) plan