Engineering Summer Intern 2026/2027 12-week Internship - microchiphr

Polluxa, Inc.; Wellington; On-site; NZD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Tekron, a Microchip Technology Incorporated company, is seeking five motivated summer interns to join our engineering teams for 12 weeks from November 2026 to February 2027. Interns will work on hands-on projects across application engineering, test automation, system validation, GNSS receiver integration, or electronic module design.

You will work with experienced engineers and mentors on real product development activities, gaining practical experience in advanced timing, embedded systems,

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Test, validate, and document real-world product applications.
• Develop or improve automated test frameworks for software and hardware validation.
• Support system-level testing, troubleshooting, and product verification.
• Evaluate GNSS receiver technologies, performance, signal quality, and integration approaches.
• Assist with electronic circuit, PCB, RF, and module design and validation activities.
• Analyze test results, document findings, and share recommendations with engineering teams.

Job description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values ; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!

Job Description:

Tekron, a Microchip Technology Incorporated company, develops precision GPS/GNSS clocks and time synchronisation solutions used in critical infrastructure, including power grids, telecommunications networks, enterprise systems, and advanced network environments around the world.

We are looking for five motivated summer interns to join our engineering teams for 12 weeks from November 2026 to February 2027. Each intern will work on a hands-on project in areas such as application engineering, test automation, system validation, GNSS receiver integration, or electronic module design.

You will work alongside experienced engineers and mentors on real product development activities, gaining practical experience in advanced timing, embedded systems, GNSS technologies, hardware/software integration, testing, and technical documentation.

What You’ll Work On

• Testing, validating, and documenting real-world product applications
• Developing or improving automated test frameworks for software and hardware validation
• Supporting system-level testing, troubleshooting, and product verification
• Evaluating GNSS receiver technologies, performance, signal quality, and integration approaches
• Assisting with electronic circuit, PCB, RF, and module design and validation activities
• Analysing test results, documenting findings, and sharing recommendations with engineering teams

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