Embedded Engineering Internship - Summer 2027 - San Diego, California, United States of America
$17 - $98 USD hourly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an Embedded Engineering Intern at Qualcomm, you will develop, implement, and maintain software for complex wireless devices. This internship supports the Embedded Engineering track.
What you'll do
- Develop, implement, and maintain software for complex wireless devices.
- Make an immediate impact on the software development life cycle.
- Contribute to projects within the Embedded Engineering track.
What you'll need
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s 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 academic experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Python.
Nice to have
- Actively pursuing a degree with an anticipated graduation between November 2027 and June 2028.
- Embedded programming in C/C++/Assembly and operating system knowledge.
- Programming in resource-constrained environments (MIPS/Memory).
- Implementation of complex algorithms on an embedded processor.
- Embedded microcontroller programming, experience developing device drivers.
- Real-time embedded programming in C/C++/Assembly for general purpose and heterogeneous processors including GPUs and DSPs.
- Communication systems, communication theory, digital signal processing (DSP, embedded firmware).
- Knowledge of wireless protocols such as 5G NR, LTE, and 802.11.
Skills: embedded programming, C/C++/Assembly, operating system knowledge, resource-constrained environments, device drivers, real-time embedded
This role has been open 24 days — well below the 62-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
724
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Median days open
62 d
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Median salary
$168k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (724 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 118 | 724 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 702 | 6116 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 65 d | 62 d (+3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $168k |
Skills observed across this category: embedded programming, C/C++/Assembly, operating system knowledge, resource-constrained environments, device drivers, real-time embedded
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 121 open roles · median 67 d
- AMD · 62 open roles · median 34 d
- Micron Technology · 62 open roles · median 92 d
- NVIDIA · 57 open roles · median 63 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 42 open roles · median 34 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 27 open roles · median 49 d
How we counted: 724 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 13 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.