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26 hardware engineering intern jobs at 16 companies in Fairfield, CA

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Robotics Hardware & Supplier Engineering Intern (2026 Fall)
Fremont, California, United States
$25-$35/hr OnsiteInternship
Anyware Robotics
Anyware Robotics: Develops autonomous mobile robots for warehouse and logistics automation.
Pursuing or recent Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering/Mechatronics, SolidWorks experience, fluent Mandarin for supplier communication, hands-on hardware and supplier engineering interest.
SolidWorks
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Hardware (Electrical) Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time, Internship
Blackstar Computers
Blackstar Computers: Building AI-native personal computing hardware and software systems.
Pursuing a degree in electrical, computer engineering or related field; familiar with Altium or KiCad; available full-time in-person in San Francisco for ≥10 weeks.
Altium, KiCad, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Multimeter
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Summer 2027 Intern - Hardware Engineering
Colorado Springs or Irvine or Longmont or Fremont or Rochester or San Jose
$34-$47/hr HybridInternship
Western Digital
Western DigitalNASDAQ: WDC: Design and manufacture data storage devices and systems.
0+ YOEEarly-career candidates pursuing or holding technical degrees in engineering or related fields; experience via coursework, internships, projects; familiarity with programming, embedded systems, digital logic, or hardware design; strong analytical and communication skills.
RTL, Verilog/SystemVerilog, FPGA, C, C++, Assembly, Python, Java, Go, SQL, JavaScript, CAD, Git, Linux, Microsoft Office, RTOS
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Hardware Test & Reliability Intern
San Mateo, California, United States
$47-$58/hr OnsiteInternship
Skydio
Skydio: Develops autonomous AI drones for defense and industrial inspection.
Fall 2026 interns for hardware test and reliability: Python experience, familiarity with testing equipment and stress/environmental/accelerated life methods, strong problem solving, cross-functional teamwork, and data analysis skills.
Python
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RF Hardware Intern (Fall 2026)
San Francisco, California, United States
$40-$60/hr OnsiteInternship
Tacit
Tacit: Developing advanced hardware to rethink human-computer interaction.
Enrolled MS or PhD in EE/RF-related field, available for a fall-start onsite internship in San Francisco; experience with RF circuits, lab instruments, embedded C/C++, Python, and PCB/Altium is preferred.
Python, C/C++, Altium Designer, ADS, HFSS, CST, VNA, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, oscilloscope, power meter, SDR, SPI, I2C, UART
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Spring '27 Intern - Mechanical Engineering
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteMultiple Commitments Available
Moss
Moss: Builds robots to scan trees for automated farm inventory.
Hands-on hardware experience, structural analysis knowledge, proficiency in CAD and FEA, understanding of GD&T, sensor and systems integration experience, and ability to build and debug prototypes.
CAD, FEA, GD&T, DFM
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Summer 2027 Engineering Internship
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Haast Autonomous
Haast Autonomous: Building autonomous VTOL aircraft for rapid medical logistics.
Pursuing a technical degree; hands-on experience with aircraft, drones, robotics, or hardware projects preferred; comfortable in shop/hangar/field environments and able to take ownership of projects.
CAD, 3D printing, Python, MATLAB, SolidWorks, ArduPilot, PX4
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Student Assistant - Technician/Field Work - Audio Engineering Intern - Remote
Sacramento or Sonoma County
$17/hr RemoteMultiple Commitments Available
University Enterprises, Inc.
University Enterprises, Inc.: Provides administrative and support services for California State University, Sacramento.
Current college enrollment in related major, proficiency with Mac hardware and DAWs (Logic Pro/Pro Tools/Adobe Audition), experience with microphones and audio interfaces, ability to travel to field sites, valid driver’s license, portfolio of podcast/audio work.
Mac OS, MacBook Pro, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, iZotope
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Reliability Design Intern (Fall 2026)
San Francisco, California, United States
$29/hr OnsiteInternship
Astranis
Astranis: Builds and operates small geostationary communications satellites.
Currently pursuing a B.S. in electrical or computer engineering; interest in power electronics and hardware development; ability to design, build, and test hardware; willingness to learn reliability analysis and DFMEA; coding ability for testing.
LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS, Python
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Flight Test Intern
San Leandro, California, United States
$20-$30/hr OnsiteInternship
Grid Aero
Grid Aero: A developer of autonomous aviation systems focused on aircraft development, flight testing, and resilient logistics.
Pursuing BS/MS in engineering, hands-on hardware build/troubleshoot experience, CAD use, basic flight mechanics and avionics knowledge, shop and tooling proficiency, ability to travel ~50% and work onsite in San Leandro, must be a U.S. person.
ArduPilot, PX4, Python, MATLAB, CATIA V5/3DEXPERIENCE
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Intern - Mechanical Engineer
San Francisco or Toronto
HybridInternship
Human Computer Lab
Human Computer Lab: A robotics startup and research lab building expressive, human-centered robots for everyday environments.
Pursuing an engineering degree; experience designing robotics hardware, prototyping with microcontrollers and PCBs, strong CAD (Onshape/SolidWorks/Fusion360) and 3D printing skills, and interest in human-robot interaction.
Onshape, SolidWorks, Fusion360, microcontrollers, PCBs, 3D printing
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Senior Compliance Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$137k-$188k/yr HybridFull Time
Dolby Laboratories
Dolby LaboratoriesNYSE: DLB: Develops audio and video signal processing and compression technologies.
5+ YOEBachelor's in EE/CE/CS (or equivalent), 5+ years in reverse engineering/compliance engineering, experience with product teardown/hardware analysis, knowledge of audio codecs and multimedia frameworks, Python scripting, and AI-assisted analysis; occasional international travel.
Python, Android, iOS
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Software Engineer (Internship, Spring 2027)
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteInternship, Full Time
Heliux
Heliux: Software platform for managing industrial and manufacturing operations.
Intern-level engineering role; proficiency in Rust, Python, Java, or TypeScript; ability to build scalable systems and work with manufacturing/hardware customers; ITAR eligibility required.
Rust, Python, Java, TypeScript
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Test Software Engineer (Lead)
San Francisco, California, United States
$130k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Droyd
Droyd: Builds autonomous robotic systems and the software and hardware infrastructure to automate manual work in production environments.
Strong software engineering fundamentals; experience building internal tools, scripts, and test infrastructure; comfortable working close to hardware and debugging system-level issues; ability to set technical direction and lead a test team.
Python
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Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$135k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SPAN
SPAN: Sells smart electrical panels for residential energy management.
Proven Python tools; able to read/reason about C++, Rust, TypeScript; hardware-adjacent software; ownership of internal platform infra; CI/CD on physical hardware; capable of building new tooling.
Python, C++, Rust, TypeScript, gRPC, PostgreSQL, AWS, CI/CD, Ansible
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Physical Security Technology Lead
San Francisco, California, United States
$137k-$206k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Harvey
Harvey: AI platform for legal research and document analysis.
2+ YOE2+ years security systems engineering/administration and project management experience; vendor management; proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google applications; ability to develop, procure, and maintain physical security hardware and software; domestic and international travel required.
Microsoft Office, Google applications, Avigilon, OpenPath, Glean, Claude, Gemini, computer-aided drafting systems
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