Sales & Business Development Internship - Summer 2027

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

2d•$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. Join Us in Shaping the Future 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. 2027 summer intern class! Maximize Your Opportunities: Our internship hiring model routes candidates from this application into multiple project specific roles. Your "Profile Visibility" choice will guide how we manage your data across our systems. To be considered for the full breadth of internship opportunities, select the option to use your profile data for "Any Roles Globally". If you choose to limit your data to "Only The Role I'm Applying For", it will restrict the opportunity for you to be considered across matching internship opportunities. You can update your profile visibility preferences at any time through the Candidate Home Portal. Steps: Log Into Your Eightfold Candidate Home Account Hover Over The "Profile" Dropdown Open Settings Edit "Profile Visibility" Role Overview As a Sales & Business Development intern you will partner with OEMs, ISVs, SIs, and cloud providers to scale on-device and edge AI solutions. This internship offers meaningful projects, mentorship, and cross-functional exposure.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Data/Analytics, or related field.
Must be available for 11–14 weeks during Summer 2027 (May–September).
Expected graduation date of November 2027 or later.
Proficiency with spreadsheets and presentations (Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides); familiarity with CRM concepts.
Strong written and verbal communication; structured problem-solving and executive-level summarization.

Nice To Haves

High level of interest in the Technology and Semiconductor industries.
Currently enrolled in an MBA program with an anticipated graduation between November 2027 and June 2028.
Exposure to semiconductors, enterprise software, cloud/AI, or embedded/edge solutions.
Experience with Salesforce (or similar CRM) and basic dashboarding (Tableau/Power BI).
Hardware architecture knowledge (CPU, GPU, NPU, SoC, Accelerator cards) and experience partnering with product/engineering teams.
Experience with storytelling and deck-building for executive audiences as well as basic forecasting and financial modeling experience.

Responsibilities

Customer / Target Account Insights - Research and map target accounts; build stakeholder maps and outreach lists for key accounts.
Market Segment / BU Research & Competitive Insights - Synthesize competitive and market signals into concise briefings for the organization; understand competitive positioning and propose recommendations.
Sales Materials / Documentation - Create customer-ready collateral (one-pagers, pitch slides) and tailor messaging by segment/vertical.
Biz Ops Support - Support North America regional sales team by tracking customer funnel and design win data, sales forecasting, account set up and management, as well as managing and/or building dashboards for KPI tracking.
Meeting / Action Item Support - Support both internal and external partner meetings, including agenda prep, notes, action tracking, and follow-ups.
Marketing / Event Coordination - Coordinate with marketing on campaigns, events, and/or partner announcements; track campaign ROI (including, impact on leads and opportunity pipeline).