Firmware Engineering Intern

Rockwell Automation; Katowice; Hybrid; PLN 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch Card

Paid Internship

Hybrid policy: work at Rockwell on Mon

Lunch Card - Monthly meal vouchers

Job summary

Rockwell Automation in Katowice, Poland is offering a paid internship for a student who enjoys the intersection of software and hardware. You will develop firmware test setups, support verification, and automate lab processes in a hands-on environment.

Reporting to the Manager, you will work in a hybrid schedule, gain exposure to CI/CD, embedded systems, and lab instrumentation, and contribute to reliable test environments while learning industry practices.

Qualifications

• Currently a student pursuing a technical degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Automation and Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems or related field.
• Basic programming knowledge in at least one language such as C, C++, Python, C#, or similar.
• Knowledge of software development and version control.
• Interest in embedded systems, firmware, electronics, automation, or test engineering.
• Willingness to work hands-on with hardware and laboratory equipment.
• Working knowledge of English for technical documentation and daily engineering communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware developer test setups used by engineers during daily development and debugging.
• Support functional and system-level test environments used for firmware verification.
• Build, configure, and maintain test setups containing embedded devices, industrial controllers, communication interfaces, power supplies, measurement devices, and other lab instrumentation.
• Integrate laboratory instrumentation with automated test software.
• Automating configuration, execution, monitoring, and result collection from physical test setups.
• Develop scripts, utilities, and small software components supporting firmware testing and laboratory automation.
• Connect physical test systems with on-premises and cloud CI/CD infrastructure.
• Support automated execution of tests triggered by CI/CD pipelines.
• Help improve the reliability, repeatability, maintainability, and observability of test environments.
• Troubleshoot issues related to firmware, hardware, communication, instrumentation, networking, and automation.

Skills

C/C++

Python

English (technical)

Education

High School diploma; active student in a technical degree

Tools

Git

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work.

Job Description

We are interested in a student who enjoys working at the intersection of software and hardware. If you are curious about how complete engineering systems work, you are interested in more than just the firmware itself. You also want to know about the devices, test equipment, networks, servers, automation, and development infrastructure surrounding it. You are the person we are looking for.

You will report to the Manager and have a hybrid schedule working in Katowice, Poland.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop firmware developer test setups used by engineers during daily development and debugging.
• Support functional and system-level test environments used for firmware verification.
• Build, configuring, and maintaining test setups containing embedded devices, industrial controllers, communication interfaces, power supplies, measurement devices, and other laboratory instrumentation.
• Integrate laboratory instrumentation with automated test software.
• Automating configuration, execution, monitoring, and result collection from physical test setups.
• Develop scripts, utilities, and small software components supporting firmware testing and laboratory automation.
• Connect physical test systems with on-premises and cloud CI/CD infrastructure.
• Support automated execution of tests triggered by CI/CD pipelines.
• Help improve the reliability, repeatability, maintainability, and observability of test environments.
• Troubleshoot issues related to firmware, hardware, communication, instrumentation, networking, and automation.

The Essentials - You Will Have

• Finished High School Pursuing a technical degree (preferred fields of study: Computer Science, Electronics, Automation and Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related field - active student status).
• Basic programming knowledge in at least one language such as C, C++, Python, C#, or similar.
• Knowledge of software development and version control.
• Interest in embedded systems, firmware, electronics, automation, or test engineering.
• Willingness to work hands-on with hardware and laboratory equipment.
• Working knowledge of English for technical documentation and daily engineering communication.

What We Offer

• Lunch Card - Monthly meal vouchers through the Edenred card.
• Paid Internship
• Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 28,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.