Software Engineering Intern, Systems HP IQ

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About The Role

HP IQs 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 wed 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 its 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

Essential Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelors or Masters 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

Preferred Skills

• 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

Salary range: $45 - $48/per hour

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