College Intern - Hardware Engineering

College Intern - Hardware Engineering

What a College Intern - Hardware Engineering does at HP:

• Collaborate with Senior Engineers: Assist senior hardware engineers in the design, testing, and validation of notebook PC components and systems.
• Prototyping Support: Participate in the prototyping of new notebook designs, helping to assemble and configure test units.
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose hardware issues in notebook PCs, assisting with problem resolution and root cause analysis.
• Data Collection & Reporting: Collect and analyze test data, generating reports and presenting findings to the engineering team.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with software, mechanical, and electrical engineering teams to ensure cohesive product development.
• Market Research: Conduct research on emerging hardware technologies and trends to support innovation in notebook PC design.
• Learning & Development: Engage in continuous learning opportunities, including training sessions and mentorship, to develop a deeper understanding of notebook PC hardware engineering.
• Possible projects: AI camera IQ tuning or Digitization.

Individuals who do well in this role at HP, usually possess:

• Preference for Computer Science undergraduates. Experience in Vision/Camera technologies would be a plus.
• Able to commit for a 5-6 months full-time internship starting in January 2026.
• Passion - on the latest technologies and open minded on learning new things.
• Teamwork - Team player with a growth mindset.
• Good Communication - communicate with supervisors/co-workers and provide regular progress updates, problems encountered, demonstrating strong teamwork skills.
• Boldness - to speak out his/her opinions in all discussions.
• Problem-solving ability - familiarity with the basic structure of docking and DMC, demonstrating the ability to identify and solve problems by coding/debugging skills with firmware knowledge.
• Impact on the organization— The intern's work should provide his/her contribution, such as the POC that can directly be an application or framework.

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