FY27 Intern - Telemetry Firmware, Driver and Tools Developer Internship - Canada (16 months)
Qualcomm4 days ago
Markham, CanadaIntern
Base Salary
$55k - $103k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance telemetry firmware for embedded controllers and platform microcontrollers.
- Implement software interfaces for telemetry collection, configuration, and monitoring.
- Contribute to Linux kernel drivers and user-space tools for telemetry acquisition and analysis.
- Develop automation scripts and utilities for validation, debugging, and performance analysis.
- Define telemetry data structures, interfaces, and catalog management mechanisms.
- Analyze power, thermal, health, and system-state telemetry data.
- Collaborate with hardware, firmware, platform software, validation, and architecture teams.
- Participate in debugging and root-cause analysis of platform and software issues.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- Strong programming skills in C/C++.
- Understanding of operating systems concepts and software development principles.
- Familiarity with Linux development environments.
- Knowledge of embedded systems, firmware, or device-driver development.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork abilities.
- Preferred qualifications include Linux kernel, device-driver, or embedded software experience; computer architecture and system software knowledge; Python familiarity; debugging and performance-analysis experience; and exposure to telemetry, monitoring, diagnostics, or platform management technologies.
- For the 16-month internship, availability is required from May/June 2027 through August/September 2028, with an expected graduation date of November 2028 or later.
Benefits
- 16-month internship in Markham, Canada, from May/June 2027 through August/September 2028.
- Mentorship, manager support, access to the Qualcomm employee community, professional development workshops, social events, cross-functional speaker sessions, and an executive speaker series.
- Competitive hourly pay, accrued vacation time, and a housing stipend for the internship duration.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a public semiconductor company headquartered in San Diego, founded in 1985, that designs and sells wireless chipsets and platforms for mobile devices, automotive, IoT, and networking, notably the Snapdragon application processors and 5G modems. It also licenses a large portfolio of cellular patents to device makers, generating revenue alongside chip sales; its technology underpins many Android smartphones and emerging automotive and edge-compute systems, and it trades on NASDAQ as QCOM.