FY27 Intern - Design Automation & Quality Assurance Engineering Intern - Canada (16 months)
Qualcomm1 day ago
Ottawa, CanadaIntern
Base Salary
$55k - $103k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop software tools and scripts that improve semiconductor engineering workflows.
- Automate design, quality assurance, release qualification, reporting, and tracking processes.
- Support analog, mixed-signal, digital, and custom layout development teams.
- Build or contribute to databases, web applications, dashboards, user interfaces, automation frameworks, and AI-powered productivity solutions.
- Test and validate engineering tools and assess release readiness.
- Collaborate with design, methodology, custom layout, quality assurance, and other cross-functional engineering teams.
Requirements
- Currently pursue a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering Science, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Have at least one year of academic experience with programming languages such as C, C++, or Python.
- Demonstrate proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language, such as Python.
- Have strong problem-solving, analytical, attention-to-detail, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
- Be able to work effectively in a collaborative team environment and demonstrate eagerness to learn new tools and engineering domains.
- Preferred experience includes Python, JavaScript, C++, Perl, shell scripting, Linux/Unix, command-line tools, semiconductor or VLSI flows, IC design, IP development, EDA tools, automation frameworks, databases, web applications, version control, automated testing, AI agents, RAG systems, or LLM-based applications.
Benefits
- 16-month internship running approximately May/June 2027 through August/September 2028 in Ottawa, Canada, with expected graduation in November 2028 or later.
- Mentorship from experienced engineers and support from managers and 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.
- Candidates may be invited to complete a timed HackerRank technical challenge.
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.