Engineering Intern, Wireless Automation and Test (Summer 2027)

HP IQ•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

HP IQ’s Wireless Automation and Test team validates and characterizes wireless subsystems across HP IQ products and services. The role focuses on verifying that wireless applications communicate correctly with underlying wireless subsystems, performing quality assurance on wireless software, and establishing testing and characterization platforms for current products and next-generation systems. The intern works across hardware, software, and data analytics to contribute to product validation and shipping readiness. Depending on background and interests, work may focus on data analytics, software, or hardware. Data analytics work includes automating compilation and cleanup of test data from multiple environments, developing a portal to present data clearly on demand, creating mathematical models to flag performance changes and trends, and supporting data-driven wireless-performance analysis. Software work includes analyzing logs, validating system decisions, identifying timing issues between networking events, validating full-stack protocol behavior, checking communication between wireless software components, and potentially working with HTTP, TCP/IP, and log-parsing automation. Hardware work includes using lab equipment to measure wireless performance and characterize RF behavior, and helping automate measurements through scripting. This is a student internship scheduled for May/June through August/September 2027; exact dates depend on candidate availability. HP IQ describes a flexible work environment, but does not specify a workplace type.

Requirements

Must be a current student pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
Strong foundational knowledge in at least one of wireless fundamentals and RF concepts, networking protocols (HTTP, TCP/IP), or statistical analysis and data science.
Demonstrated ability to debug systems, analyze data, or troubleshoot problems through academic or hobby projects.
Comfort working in a fast-paced environment and willingness to learn specialized wireless testing tools and methodologies.
Ability to communicate clearly with team members and adjust work priorities when team needs shift.
Ability to learn independently and work on defined tasks while seeking help appropriately from team members.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with laboratory instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, or power meters.
Experience with low-level scripting or basic automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages for test automation or data processing.
Familiarity with network protocol standards and troubleshooting networking issues.
Previous experience parsing or analyzing log files from complex systems.
Exposure to agentic systems, autonomous agents, or machine learning applications in testing or validation contexts.
Experience in product validation, quality assurance, or testing in hardware or embedded-systems environments.

Responsibilities

Automate the compilation and cleanup of test data from multiple test environments.
Develop a portal for presenting test data clearly and on demand.
Formulate mathematical models to flag performance changes and trends and support data-driven analysis of wireless performance.
Analyze software logs, validate system decisions, and identify timing issues between networking events.
Validate full-stack protocol behavior and help ensure wireless software components communicate correctly.
Work with networking protocols such as HTTP and TCP/IP, and contribute to log-parsing automation as applicable.
Use laboratory equipment to measure wireless hardware performance and characterize RF behavior.
Help automate hardware measurements through scripting.
Contribute to product validation and shipping readiness.