Hardware Developer Intern: 2025

IBM zSystems, IBM Power Systems, IBM Storage, and IBM Quantum Systems. Development engineers participate in various aspects of the development, test, and support process such as but not limited to:

• Physical design and layout
• Electronic design automation
• Signal integrity, power integrity, and analysis
• Microelectronics packaging
• Materials analysis and characterization
• Mechanical design and technology integration
• Printed circuit board physical design and layout
• Thermal design and testing
• Voltage regulation and power delivery
• Performance modeling
• Processor and system test and validation
• Processor, component, and system characterization
• Customer and field engineering support
• Firmware architecture, development, and test
• Failure analysis

Ideal candidates will possess demonstrated design, test, and communication skills. Interdisciplinary and other team-based experience in hardware design, including but not limited to high level design roadmaps, outlining requirements, verification, analysis, and testing is a plus. Candidates with at least three to six months of team-based work experience with hardware products, basic knowledge or experience with programming languages such as Python, Javascript, or C++, are preferred but these are not required.

Candidates chosen to become a part of our world class development teams will help advance IBM's leadership to develop the highest performing computers and game changing hardware solutions.
Come THINK with us!

This position has openings in multiple cities, including:

• Austin, TX

• Houston, TX

• Poughkeepsie, NY

• Rochester, MN

• Tucson, AZ

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Fundamental education in hardware or test

• Strong communication skills

• Passion to pursue career path in engineering

• Growth minded, trusted, team focused, courageous, resourceful, and outcome focused

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Optics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or related majors.