Hardware internships in California
750 open postings from 175 employers. Astranis (69), Tesla (37) and Astera Labs (36) have posted the most. 433 of them name a term, most often Summer 2027 (259) and Spring 2027 (77). The most are in San Francisco, CA (128), San Jose, CA (101) and Los Angeles, CA (60). The fields their titles name most are engineering (570), hardware engineering (196) and electrical engineering (88). The list is read daily from company career pages and public internship lists, so closed roles drop off.
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- Engineering InternVerne RoboticsSan Bruno, CAFall 2026
- Embedded Software InternMotorolaIrvine, CAFall 2026
- Systems Engineer InternDedalus LabsSan Francisco, CA$30–$50 per hour • Off-cycle: $30–$40/hour. Summer: $45–$50/hour. Actual pay is based on hours worked.
- Intern, Power Electronics Engineer, Spring/Summer 2027Heron PowerScotts Valley, CASpring 2027
- Reinforcement Learning Engineer Intern - Reinforcement Learning Engineer - OptimusTeslaPalo Alto, CA
- Physics Engine Development Intern - Physics Engine Development Engineer - OptimusTeslaPalo Alto, CAFall 2026
- Contract Student Worker Automation & Behavioral Science EngineerZooxFoster City, CA
- Intern, Mechanical Engineer (Spring/Summer 2027)Heron PowerScotts Valley, CASpring 2027
- Engineering Internship, Business Operations (Summer 2027)AMCAEl Segundo, CASummer 2027
- Intern - Mechanical EngineerHuman Computer LabSan Francisco, CA
- Embedded Software Engineer Intern, Keys & AuthenticationTeslaPalo Alto, CAFall 2026
- Intern - Controls EngineerHuman Computer LabSan Francisco, CA
- Intern - Electrical EngineerHuman Computer LabSan Francisco, CA
- Electrical Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]FigureSan Jose, CAWinter 2027
- Software Engineer Intern, EmbeddedTETRAMEMSan Jose, CASummer 2027
- Analog IC Design Co-opSkyworksIrvine, CA
- Contract Student Worker – Firmware Engineer (FW Thermal/Body)ZooxFoster City, CA
- Robotics Electrical Engineering Intern (Fall/Winter 2026)RoboForceMilpitas, CAFall 2026
- DFT InternEtched.aiSan Jose, CA12 weeks
- Systems Engineering and Integration InternOdys AviationLong Beach, CA
- Robotics & Embedded Systems InternOdys AviationLong Beach, CA
- Antenna Engineering Intern (Fall 2026)TacitSan Francisco, CAFall 2026$40–$60 per hour
- Manufacturing Intern, Surgery & Robot HardwareNeuralinkSouth San Francisco, CA
- Product Design Engineering Intern, Fall/Winter 2026MillSan Bruno, CAFall 2026
- Intern, Power Electronics Engineer, Power Magnetics, Spring 2027Heron PowerScotts Valley, CASpring 2027
- Robotics Software InternMultiply LabsSan Francisco, CA$5,000–$7,000/mo
- Analog and Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer InternNeuralinkSouth San Francisco, CA
- Associate Mechanical Engineer (Intern / Co-Op)MeshopticaltechnologiesGardena, CA
- Associate Electrical Engineer (Intern / Co-Op)MeshopticaltechnologiesGardena, CA
- Research Intern - World-Action Foundation Model, RoboticsApplied IntuitionSunnyvale, CA$65 per hour
- Research Intern - Robotic Hardware, Simulation and DataApplied IntuitionSunnyvale, CA$65 per hour
- Research Intern - Reinforcement Learning, RoboticsApplied IntuitionSunnyvale, CA$65 per hour
- Electrical Platform InternEtched.aiSan Jose, CA12 weeks
- Mechanical / Thermal InternEtched.aiSan Jose, CA12 weeks
- DV InternEtched.aiSan Jose, CA12 weeks
- Firmware InternEtched.aiSan Jose, CA12 weeks
- Mechanical Engineer InternDroyd RoboticsSan Francisco, CA
- Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Internship – Summer 2027Varda SpaceEl Segundo, CASummer 2027
- Digital IC Design Engineer InternNeuralinkSouth San Francisco, CA
- Hardware Reliability Intern [Winter 2027]FigureSan Jose, CAWinter 20278–12 months
- Validation Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]FigureSan Jose, CAWinter 2027
- Firmware Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]FigureSan Jose, CAWinter 2027
- Chassis Integration Engineer Intern, Vehicle FirmwareTeslaPalo Alto, CA
- Chassis Validation Engineer Intern, Vehicle FirmwareTeslaPalo Alto, CA
- Firmware Engineer Intern, Robotics and Surgery EngineeringNeuralinkSouth San Francisco, CA
- Kernel Engineer (Internship and Full-time)Tilde ResearchSan Francisco, CA
- Electrical Engineer Intern, Robotics and Surgery EngineeringNeuralinkSouth San Francisco, CA
- Mechanical Engineering Intern, Robotics and Surgery EngineeringNeuralinkSouth San Francisco, CA
- Hardware Engineer (Winter Co-op)VerkadaSan Mateo, CA
- Mechanical Engineer Intern [Winter 2027]FigureSan Jose, CAWinter 2027
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- Engineering 570
- Hardware engineering 196
- Electrical engineering 88
- Mechanical engineering 78
- Robotics 47
- Software engineering 46
- Aerospace engineering 39
- Manufacturing engineering 27
- Research 19
- Energy 16
- Civil engineering 11
- Environment and sustainability 6
- AI and machine learning 4
- Business 3
- Physics 3
- Communications and PR 2
- Biology and life sciences 1
- Cloud and DevOps 1
- Cybersecurity 1
- IT 1
- Supply chain and logistics 1
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