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Hardware Engineering internships in California

206 open student roles in hardware engineering in California, from internships to co-ops and research. That includes 20 co-ops, 8 research positions and 1 part-time role. 14% list pay or say they are paid. The most common start terms are Summer 2027 and Fall 2026. Employers with the most openings: Tesla, AMD, Marvell, Keysight Technologies and NVIDIA.

• Terranova
  Embedded Systems Intern
  Berkeley, CA +1 · Spring 2027 · $25-35/hr
  Open posting
• Terranova
  Controls/Robotics Intern
  Berkeley, CA +1 · Spring 2027 · Paid
  Open posting
• Tesla New
  Silicon Validation Engineer Intern - AI Hardware
  Palo Alto, CA · Spring 2027
  Open posting
• Marvell New
  Analog Design Intern
  Santa Clara, CA
  Open posting
• Efficient Computer New
  Hardware/Silicon Intern
  SF +4 · Summer 2027
  Open posting
• PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
  Silicon Valley - Tax JD - Intern - Summer 2027
  CA-Silicon Valley · Summer 2027
  Open posting
• GrayMatter Robotics
  Robotics Engineering Intern: Systems & Applications - IMMEDIATE START
  Los Angeles - HQ, CA +3 · Fall 2026 · Paid
  Open posting
• Tesla New
  Software Engineer Industrial Firmware Intern - Energy Engineering
  Palo Alto, CA · Winter 2027
  Open posting
• Tesla New
  Solar Hardware Engineer Intern - PV Cell - Energy Engineering
  Palo Alto, CA · Winter 2027
  Open posting
• Tesla New
  Robotics Electrical Design Engineer Intern - Tactile Sensing
  Palo Alto, CA · Spring 2027
  Open posting
• Astranis New
  Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern - Summer 2027
  SF +1 · Summer 2027
  Open posting
• Astranis New
  Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern - Winter 2027
  SF +1 · Winter 2027
  Open posting
• Astranis New
  FPGA Intern - Winter 2027
  SF +1 · Winter 2027
  Open posting
• Astranis New
  FPGA Intern - Summer 2027
  SF +1 · Summer 2027
  Open posting
• Keysight Technologies New
  Semiconductor Advanced Packaging Process Engineering Intern
  Santa Rosa, California
  Open posting
• iRhythm Technologies New
  Firmware Quality Assurance Engineer Co-Op Intern Full Time January-JuneEngineer
  San Francisco, CA · co-op
  Open posting
• iRhythm Technologies New
  Embedded SDET Co-Op Full Time Intern January-June 2027
  San Francisco, CA · co-op
  Open posting
• Cisco New
  Software Engineer Embedded Systems II (Intern) – United States
  San Jose, California, US +3 · Summer
  Open posting
• Bracket Bot New
  Robotics Engineering Intern
  San Francisco +1
  Open posting
• AMD New
  Summer 2027 PhD Applied AI Engineering Intern, Hardware AI
  Santa Clara, California +1 · Summer 2027
  Open posting
• Keysight Technologies New
  Analog and Mixed Signal IC Design Engineer Intern
  Santa Clara, California · $63.53-$68.41/ hr
  Open posting
• General Motors New
  2027 Summer Intern - Digital Product: Embedded and Systems Engineering
  Mountain View, CA +5 · Summer 2027
  Open posting
• Astranis New
  Hardware Test Intern
  SF +1 · Winter 2027
  Open posting
• Nokia New
  Photonic Integrated Circuits Test Co-op
  Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Winter 2027 · co-op
  Open posting
• Tesla New
  Robotics Modeling & Simulation Engineer Intern
  Palo Alto, CA · Spring 2027
  Open posting
• Tesla New
  Power Electronics Firmware Engineer Intern
  Palo Alto, CA · Winter 2027
  Open posting
• Keysight Technologies New
  Semiconductor Systems Automation Intern
  Santa Rosa, California
  Open posting
• Keysight Technologies New
  R&D Hardware Engineer, Intern
  Santa Rosa, California · $ 51.43 K
  Open posting
• Cisco
  Hardware Engineer II Intern - United States
  San Jose, California, US +3 · Paid
  Open posting
• Marvell
  Analog Layout Intern - BS
  Irvine, CA +1 · Summer 2027 · Paid
  Open posting
• Waymo New
  2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS, Embedded, Software Engineer
  Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Summer 2027
  Open posting
• AeroVironment New
  Summer 2027 Autonomy & Robotics Engineering Intern
  Moorpark, CA · Summer 2027
  Open posting
• Keysight Technologies New
  Semiconductor Process Engineering Intern
  Santa Rosa, California · $43.27-$46.60
  Open posting
• Qualcomm
  Embedded Engineering Internship - Summer 2027
  San Diego, CA +2 · Summer 2027
  Open posting
• Tesla
  Embedded Software Engineer Intern - Body Controls Firmware
  Palo Alto, CA · Spring 2027
  Open posting
• Microsoft
  Silicon Engineering Intern - 6-month Program
  Mountain View, CA +1 · Winter 2027
  Open posting
• Qualcomm
  Hardware (CPU, GPU, SoC, Digital Design, DV) Engineering Internship – Summer 2027
  San Diego, CA +4 · Summer 2027
  Open posting
• Qualcomm
  RF/Analog Design/Mixed-Signal Engineering Internship – Summer 2027
  San Diego, CA +3 · Summer 2027
  Open posting
• Skydio
  Hardware Product Management Intern - Fall 2026/Winter 2027
  San Mateo, California, United States +3 · Fall 2026
  Open posting
• Physical Intelligence
  Mechatronics Intern
  San Francisco +1
  Open posting

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Updated September 26, 2026. Listings are collected from public job boards several times a day; always check the posting on the employer's site before applying.