Hardware Test Engineer Intern — Hands-On R&D Testing

ACS Foundation; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks paid leave scholarship

Job summary

Agilent Technologies is offering a paid, 12-month full-time engineering internship commencing in February 2027. The role sits in the quality department and focuses on testing and evaluating new hardware designs.

You will gain hands-on experience testing undeveloped Agilent products, performing root-cause analysis, and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to support product evaluation and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Mechatronic, or Manufacturing, 2nd or 3rd year.
• Willingness to learn quickly and autonomously.
• Strong communication skills – written and oral.
• Balance of hands-on practical knowledge and academic/technical knowledge.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills in a team environment.
• Problem solving capability.
• Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Use state-of-the-art test equipment to test Agilent products under development.
• Perform root-cause analysis and recommend engineering solutions to design teams.
• Define and implement test setups, methods and limits; verify tests meet specifications.
• Design custom test fixtures for reliability testing.
• Schedule and perform tests, calibrations and maintenance to maximise up-time.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical and firmware design engineers.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Strong communication

Hands-on knowledge

Leadership & teamwork

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronic/Manufacturing

Job description

Agilent Technologies is offering a paid, 12-month full-time engineering internship commencing in February 2027. The role sits in the quality department and focuses on testing and evaluating new hardware designs.

You will gain hands-on experience testing undeveloped Agilent products, performing root-cause analysis, and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to support product evaluation and data analysis.