Product Management Intern – Advanced Concepts & Future Technologies

HP • Fountain Valley, CA

21h

About The Position

This opportunity is intended for conversion to a full-time role that will not offer work authorization sponsorship in the future (full-time conversion pending performance evaluation post internship and available headcount). Interested candidates must be currently eligible to work in the US AND must not require work authorization sponsorship in the future. HP, Inc. will not provide any assistance or sign documentation in support of immigration sponsorship including Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Optional Practical Training (OPT). Innovation is in HP’s DNA. From our origins in a Palo Alto garage in 1939, to our current position as one of the world’s leading technology companies, HP has grown to become a leader in technology and corporate culture, inspiring innovators, and entrepreneurs around the globe. HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, and services to serve more than 1 billion customers in over 170 countries. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that attracts exceptional talent and to supporting our employees to succeed at all levels. We dream in over 35 languages and share one mission: to engineer experiences that amaze. Our future success depends on the innovation and fresh ideas students bring to HP, Inc. We are hiring students with a diverse set of skills and experiences to join us, across the different organizations that make us HP, inc. Our intern program is intended to enhance your overall learning experience, give you an opportunity to make an impact, have some fun, and meet great people along the way. Join us for a 12-week paid summer internship designed to let you apply your classroom learnings to real world challenges. Our internships have a thoughtful balance of networking, executive speakers, community involvement, big meaty projects (no paper filing here!) and fun! We’re looking for a creative and driven Product Management Intern to join our team for an impactful 3‑month summer internship focused on future‑facing innovation in gaming peripherals. This is a hands‑on opportunity to work alongside product management, design, and engineering teams to identify next‑generation opportunities and shape early concepts for advanced audio and wearable technologies.

Requirements

• A student or recent graduate in Product Design, Human-Centered Design, Business, Engineering, or related fields.
• Strong curiosity and a passion for solving real problems through design and innovation.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a bias for action.
• Great communication and storytelling skills.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with tools like Figma, Miro, Notion, or similar is a plus (but not required).

Responsibilities

• Leverage consumer insights (CI), market research, and future trend insights to identify areas for R&D investment and emerging problems worth solving.
• Explore and define product opportunities centered on AI‑driven technologies for audio and wearables, including intelligent signal processing and system‑level innovations.
• Investigate and evaluate advanced audio and processing technologies such as Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), Environmental Noise Cancellation (ENC), and related algorithms.
• Analyze and propose concepts that emphasize form factor innovation, ergonomic design, materials selection, and user comfort, especially for extended‑wear products.
• Conduct desk research, user and expert interviews, and competitive teardowns to ground ideas in real user and market needs.
• Ideate and iterate on product concepts, using tools like sketches, mockups, and lightweight prototypes.
• Collaborate with design, engineering, and marketing mentors to refine your concept and validate it through feedback loops.
• Present final concept(s) that clearly articulates the problem space, technical direction, user value, and long‑term opportunity.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 days paid time off ( US benefits overview )

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees