Summer Software Intern: Automate Real-World Hardware Testing

Kwetta Limited; Napier; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real project ownership

Hands-on experience with hardware

Freedom to learn and grow

Meaningful work in electrification

Great team with supportive engineers

Summer in Hawke's Bay

Job summary

Kwetta Limited is seeking a Software Engineering student for a hands-on summer internship in Hawke's Bay. You’ll own a real project, work with experienced engineers, and learn by doing while building software that interfaces with actual hardware.

You’ll turn manual hardware tests into automated processes, develop logging and test capture systems, and explore AI-driven testing approaches. A real opportunity to contribute from day one.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Software Engineering or Computer Science degree (3rd/4th year).
• Strong Python programming and solid software fundamentals.
• Experience building/debugging software from projects or work.
• Interest in hardware integration, AI and automation.
• Resourceful, hands-on problem solver with teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop Python interfaces that communicate with and control hardware.
• Turn manual testing into automated, reliable tests.
• Build or integrate systems to capture and log test results.
• Explore AI/tools to improve testing efficiency.
• Test, troubleshoot, and hand over the solution for ongoing use.

Skills

Python programming

Software development fundamentals

Hardware integration interest

AI & automation interest

Problem solving

Education

3rd or 4th year in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Kwetta Limited is seeking a Software Engineering student for a hands-on summer internship in Hawke's Bay. You’ll own a real project, work with experienced engineers, and learn by doing while building software that interfaces with actual hardware.

You’ll turn manual hardware tests into automated processes, develop logging and test capture systems, and explore AI-driven testing approaches. A real opportunity to contribute from day one.