Automotive Engineering Internship – Summer 2027
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer — open 1 day.
About the role
You will contribute to advancing automotive innovation as part of a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and software developers.
What you'll do
- Work in a dynamic environment with a multi-disciplinary team.
- Collaborate with internal teams to advance automotive innovation.
What you'll need
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. degree program in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- Available for 11–14 weeks during Summer 2027 (May–September).
- Expected graduation date of November 2027 or later.
- 1 year of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Python.
Nice to have
- Currently enrolled in a Master’s or PhD degree program in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- Anticipated graduation between November 2027 and June 2028.
- Experience in Positioning, Perception, or Planning in ADAS/Autonomy/AD.
- Safety-critical software development process, including ASPICE, ASIL, ISO26262, MISRA C++.
- ROS/ROS2, DDS, Adaptive AUTOSAR middleware and frameworks.
- Robotics, Autonomous Driving, Lidar, Scene Segmentation, Object Detection.
- Embedded software driver development in C/C++/Assembly with OS & Multi-processor concepts.
- Multi-Task Learning Networks (MTN).
- Sensor Fusion, Positioning, SLAM, Motion Planning.
- SysML, Systems Engineering and Analysis.
- Familiarity with MBSE / System Modeling.
- System data-flows for MM & ML functions.
- Model-based development, Safety Analysis, Semi-formal notation, DFMEA, FMEDA.
- Experience or familiarity with tools such as SysML, UML, UML-RT, Magic Draw, IBM Rhapsody, Sparx Enterprise Architect.
- Programming in C/C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, Java, Shell.
Skills: autonomous vehicles, ADAS/Autonomy/AD, Functional Safety, ISO26262, embedded software driver development
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 58-day median for Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering roles.
Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering · Automotive Safety
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Open roles in category
119
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Median days open
58 d
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Median salary
$250k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (119 roles · 26 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 14 | 119 |
| Median days open | 95 d | 58 d (+37 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $250k |
Skills observed across this category: autonomous vehicles, ADAS/Autonomy/AD, Functional Safety, ISO26262, embedded software driver development
Who's hiring in this category
- NXP Semiconductors · 24 open roles · median 54 d
- NVIDIA · 15 open roles · median 58 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 14 open roles · median 95 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 57 d
- Infineon Technologies · 9 open roles · median 24 d
- Mobileye · 9 open roles · median 38 d
How we counted: 119 open Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering (Automotive Safety) roles from 26 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.