Qualcomm Government Technologies (QGOV) Engineering Internship - Summer 2026 (San Diego or Boulder) | US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

27d•$17 - $98

About The Position

Qualcomm relentlessly innovates transforming businesses, enriching lives and fortifying societies. Our solutions are pivotal in crafting a smarter, interconnected world. Building on our nearly 40-year history of era-defining technology breakthroughs, we deliver leading-edge AI, high performance, lower-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity. We're proud to be the partner of choice to many of the world's largest enterprises. Together with our ecosystem partners, we enable next-generation digital transformation. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress. At Qualcomm, we're committed to engineering human progress by delivering intelligent computing everywhere. We're passionate about harnessing the power of technology to transform industries and improve lives. Our early career programs offer limitless opportunities for growth, mentorship, and meaningful work. By joining our team, you'll be part of a community that's pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI, computing, and connectivity. With a global footprint spanning over 30 countries, you'll have the chance to collaborate with diverse talent and contribute to projects that are shaping the future of technology. Our early career programs are designed to attract inventive minds, offering a platform to contribute to our long-term innovation pipeline. You'll be part of a community that values collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning. Our programs provide real-world experience, technical skills, and professional development opportunities, empowering you to make a meaningful impact and achieve your career goals. Join us for our U.S. 2026 summer intern class! Qualcomm's Government Technologies (QGOV) division develops special products based on its wireless terrestrial and satellite communication technologies for the military, federal, local, and foreign governments. As a QGOV Engineering Intern, you will sit in either San Diego, CA or Boulder, CO and support government-sponsored research, development, integration, and testing of such systems, including adaptation and extension of commercial systems to novel applications and environments, as well as internal development efforts. You will work on a variety of projects crossing multiple disciplines from across the company to deliver timely results to customers. You will be responsible for working closely with other engineering disciplines to design, develop, automate, document, and execute tests. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. Interns must be willing to travel occasionally and work well with others in a technical, global environment. This internship supports multiple technical tracks, including: Embedded Software Software in Test Based on your resume you may be aligned to one or more of these tracks. Please clearly indicate your interest(s) in your resume, as this is the only way to communicate preferences during the recruiting process.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen
Currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field
Must be available for 11-14 weeks during Summer 2026 (May-September)
Expected graduation date of November 2026 or later
1+ years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Nice To Haves

Candidates actively pursuing a degree with an anticipated graduation between December 2026 and June 2027
Experience with real-time embedded software development
Experience with cellular systems, including devices and applications for voice and data, and associated test equipment and tools
Understanding of communications systems including both physical and upper layers
Familiarity with development tools such as Git and Gerrit
Familiarity with debugging tools such as JTAG, IDEs, and gdb
Experience with digital signal processing
Experience with software vulnerability analysis and tools such as IDA Pro
Test automation framework design and development using Python
Test design, development, automation, execution, documentation, and debug
Experience with cellular systems and associated test equipment and tools
Understanding of communications systems including both physical and upper layers
Experience evaluating wireless communications systems through drive tests, logging, and post analysis
Familiarity with application layer protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP) and network/socket communications
Experience with mobile platform operating systems including Linux, Android, and iOS
Familiarity with Linux, Git, Jenkins, Testlink, and Docker

Responsibilities

working closely with other engineering disciplines to design, develop, automate, document, and execute tests
support government-sponsored research, development, integration, and testing of such systems, including adaptation and extension of commercial systems to novel applications and environments, as well as internal development efforts