Software Engineering Intern Summer

Gain hands-on experience working with real-world machine data from advanced food sorting systems used by customers around the globe. As part of TOMRAs Research & Development team youll contribute to next-generation digital tools that help transform operational data into meaningful insights for customers service teams and engineers around the globe. 

We are looking for a Software Engineering Intern studying Computer Science Software Engineering or a related discipline to join our Research & Development team and contribute to TOMRAs next-generation digital solutions. This internship will be paid and run from November to February across a 10-week period. 

Youll work alongside experienced software electronics and applications engineers to help develop TOMRAs digital dashboard and observability solutions. Youll work with machine data from advanced sorting systems helping collect transform and visualise operational information to create meaningful insights that support performance monitoring troubleshooting and continuous improvement. 

Heres a sneak peek into what you could be doing:

• Engineering Data Pipelines: Design and build data pipelines that collect transform and prepare operational machine telemetry from high-level system performance metrics to granular item-level data
• Processing Real-Time Streams: Working with high-throughput telemetry streams and event-driven messaging systems combining data from multiple machine sources
• Optimizing for Search & Analytics: Transforming and denormalizing complex operational data loading it into scalable analytics and search platforms to ensure fast reliable insights for operators and technicians
• Developing Observability Solutions: Build dashboards and visualizations that help customers and engineering teams understand machine behaviour diagnose anomalies and monitor operational outcomes
• Writing Core Logic: Using Python C and other software tools to support data processing system integration and time-series data analysis
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnering with software electronics and systems applications engineers to turn complex hardware events into intuitive operational metrics

Through this project youll gain exposure to observability concepts using metrics events and operational data to provide greater visibility into machine behaviour and support faster diagnosis and performance improvement. 

What Youll Learn 

During this internship youll gain hands-on experience with: 

• Modern Data Architecture: Time-series data distributed search platforms and observability principles used in large-scale operational systems
• Industrial IoT Integration: Working with telemetry from industrial hardware integrating data across APIs databases and event-driven messaging systems 
• Professional Software Practices: Collaborative software development using Git code reviews testing and agile delivery methodologies
• Industrial Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of advanced sorting systems and high-throughput automation used throughout the global food industry
• Data-Driven Hardware Diagnostics: Applying telemetry and operational data to monitor machine health investigate anomalies and improve product quality outcomes

Deadline to submit an application is Sunday August 16th 2026!

Qualifications :

You could be a great fit if you are currently studying Computer Science Software Engineering or a related discipline and have an interest in data visualization & processing software development and improvement. 

To apply youll need to:

• Be available to participate in our full-time 10-week internship programme running between November 2026 and February 2027
• Be able to work onsite five days per week from our R&D facility in Auckland NZ
• Submit your application by 16 August 2026
• Attach your academic transcript with your application
• Be prepared to provide two academic or professional references if shortlisted

We welcome applications from students in all years of study. Preference may be given to students in their penultimate year of study.

Additional Information :

If you dont meet every single requirement we encourage you to apply. At TOMRA we recognize that diverse perspectives drive innovation and success. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. All applications will be managed in the strictest confidence.  

TOMRA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race colour religion gender gender identity age national origin disability parental or pregnancy status marriage and civil partnership sexual orientation veteran status or any other characteristics. Reasonable accommodations will be made and will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Intern