Hardware Engineering Intern, BS/MS, Summer 2027

October 27, 2026

Your Role

Here’s what you will be doing:

Design and build hardware and software technologies that power Google's services.
Work on complex computational challenges enabled by custom hardware designed and made in-house.
Contribute to Platforms Infrastructure Engineering or Devices and Services teams based on business needs.

About You

The company is looking for candidates who meet the following qualifications:

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Currently attending a degree program in the US and available to work full time for 12 weeks outside of university term time.
In their penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship.
Experience in one or more of the following areas: hardware system integration (board design, board bring-up), signal and power integrity, system validation, product design (mechanical/thermal), computer architecture, FPGAs, embedded systems, memory systems (FEA or CFD), modeling or simulation for power/thermal analysis, or prototyping, testing, and debugging of data center systems in a lab environment.
Experience with data center systems, consumer electronics, or device manufacturing.
Experience in board layout (e.g., working with CAD/PCB design), CAD tools (e.g., NX, Creo, or Solidworks), systems integration.
Familiarity with electromechanical assemblies, manufacturing techniques, fabrication techniques, rapid prototyping, or technical subsystems such as wireless, antenna, radio frequency, imaging, display, sensors, audio, charging power, or batteries.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $86,000 - $115,000 (USD) annually.
0% bonus target.
Comprehensive benefits as provided by Google.

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