Embedded Bootloader Intern - Mentored, Hands-on Hardware

Adtran Networks North America Inc.; Gdynia; On-site; PLN 61,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring

Flexible hours

International team

English lessons

Multisport card

Modern office

Job summary

Adtran Networks North America Inc. in Gdynia is seeking a curious, motivated student for an Embedded Software Engineering bootloader internship in the Optical Transport group.

You will work with experienced bootloader engineers on real hardware prototypes, starting with well-defined tasks and growing responsibility as you learn. The role emphasizes C programming on Linux, with mentoring, flexible hours around your classes, and hands-on experience with real products shipped to customers in an

Qualifications

• 3rd-year student of Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Automation and Robotics, or a related field.
• Availability: at least 20 hours per week in our Gdynia office.
• C programming: good knowledge of C with the Linux.
• Linux basics: basic experience with command line and bash.
• Development tools: familiarity with gcc and git, from university or projects.
• Embedded mindset: interest in embedded systems and low-level software.
• English: good enough to read technical documentation and talk with colleagues in English.
• Embedded experience: experience with microcontrollers or embedded boards.
• Computer architecture: basic understanding of the boot process, memory and peripherals (UART, SPI, I2C).
• Lab skills: experience with measuring instruments (multimeter, oscilloscope, logic analyzer).
• Hardware basics: basic hardware understanding and the ability to read schematics.
• Scripting and build tools: basic understanding of Python and GNU Make.

Responsibilities

• Bootloader development support: Help the bootloader engineers develop, test and debug bootloader software for our telecom systems.
• Coding: Implement smaller features and bug fixes in C under the guidance of principal engineers.
• Lab work and bring-up: Work with hardware prototypes: flash images, support board bring-up, collect logs and reproduce issues.
• Testing: Help write and run unit and integration tests.
• NPI support: Support the product's function test for New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Documentation: Help prepare and update technical documentation.

Skills

C programming

Linux basics

bash

command line

embedded mindset

Education

3rd-year Electronics/Electrical/Telecommunications/Automation and Robotics student

Tools

gcc

git

Python

GNU Make

Job description

Adtran Networks North America Inc. in Gdynia is seeking a curious, motivated student for an Embedded Software Engineering bootloader internship in the Optical Transport group.

You will work with experienced bootloader engineers on real hardware prototypes, starting with well-defined tasks and growing responsibility as you learn. The role emphasizes C programming on Linux, with mentoring, flexible hours around your classes, and hands-on experience with real products shipped to customers in an