HPE

Hardware Engineering Intern

In short

Onsite Hardware Engineering internship at HPE in Sunnyvale, California, within the board/system design group, supporting senior engineers on hardware projects and lab-based quality initiatives. Requires a student currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with proficiency in circuit/schematic design, multi-layer board layout, understanding of PCIe, I2C, SPI, SerDes, and Python scripting skills. Preferred familiarity with Ethernet routing/switching, optical modules (OSFP), and Unix/Linux environments.

Hardware Engineering Intern
This role has been designed as "Onsite" with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.
Who We Are
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world.
Responsibilities
•Support senior team members on assigned technical projects as determined by the business unit.
•Help identify and troubleshoot technical issues.
•Actively provide hands-on support in the lab for hardware quality initiatives and suggest solutions.
•Interface with cross-functional teams during the product development cycle.
•Engage in learning about new technologies and methodologies relevant to work.
•Fulfill tasks and responsibilities assigned by a supervisor in a timely and efficient manner.
•Participate in periodic reviews to share updates and incorporate feedback on assigned projects/initiatives.
Education & Experience
•Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
•Solid experience and proficiency with electrical circuit design, schematic design and schematic capture tools. Clear proficiency with multiple aspects of hardware design, which may include digital logic design, CPU subsystem design, clocks, signal integrity, power delivery and analog components.
•Experience with multiple-layer board considerations and familiarity with board design layout.
•Team project experience outside of coursework.
Knowledge & Skills
Required:
•Strong interest in hardware board design. This internship position is in the board/system design group only. If you are looking for ASIC design, ASIC verification, FPGA design or firmware development internships, we encourage you to pursue those different internship openings inside HPE and apply to those openings instead of this opening.
•Passion for building hardware projects and solving challenging problems.
•Skilled debugging capability and intrinsically curious about how things work.
•Understanding of how PCIe, I2C, SPI and high speed SerDes work at the hardware level.
•Capable scripting skills using Python.
•Good communication and interpersonal skills. Self-motivated team player capable of working in a fast-paced R&D environment.
Preferred:
•Understanding of Ethernet routing and switching.
•Familiarity with optical module technologies such as OSFP.
•Hands-on experience testing L2/L3 products with Ethernet packet generators.
•Comfortable in a Unix/Linux environment.
Impact/Scope
University students actively enrolled in a university/college/institution pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a technical area of study, who typically work during school breaks and then return to their university. While this applies to most interns, there may be opportunities for full-time students to work as part-time interns during the school year in some countries.
What We Can Offer You
Health & Wellbeing — We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
Personal & Professional Development — We invest in your career with specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
Unconditional Inclusion — We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness.
Salary
The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
– United States of America: Hourly Salary USD 35.00 - 41.00 in California. The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

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