Student (Bootloader Sotware Engineering)

Adtran, Inc.; Gdynia; On-site; PLN 61,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring

Flexible hours

Hands-on hardware experience

International team (Germany/USA)

English lessons

Multisport Card

Job summary

Adtran, Inc. in Gdynia is seeking a curious 3rd-year Electronics/Electrical Engineering or related student for a Bootloader Software Engineering internship.

You will work with bootloader engineers on real hardware prototypes, learning how devices boot and initialize your software. You will contribute by coding in C, performing lab bring-up, and helping with unit tests, NPI support, and documentation under mentorship.

Qualifications

• 3rd-year student in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Automation and Robotics or related field.
• Availability: at least 20 hours per week in Gdynia office.
• Proficient in C and able to read technical docs in English.
• Basic Linux command line and bash.
• Familiar with gcc and git from coursework or projects.
• Interest in embedded systems and low-level software.

Responsibilities

• Bootloader development support for telecom systems.
• Implement small features and bug fixes in C under guidance.
• Lab work with hardware prototypes; flash images and board bring-up.
• Write and run unit and integration tests.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) testing.
• Prepare and update technical documentation.

Skills

C programming

Linux basics

gcc

git

Embedded mindset

English

Education

3rd-year student in Electronics / Electrical Engineering / Telecommunications / Automation and Robotics or related field

Tools

gcc

git

Job description

Welcome!

Our Growth is Creating Great Opportunities!

Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it!

Thanks for your interest in working on our team!

Our Growth is Creating Great Opportunities!

Our Optical Transport Infrastructure team in Gdynia is expanding, and we are looking for a curious, motivated student who is interested in hardware/software interactions and wants to learn and grow in the area of Embedded Software Engineering.

Position: Student (Bootloader Software Engineering) - Optical Transport

You will work side by side with our experienced Bootloader Engineers on real hardware prototypes for next-generation Adtran telecommunication products, learning how devices boot, initialize and get ready to run their software. This is a learning role: you start with well-defined tasks under close mentorship, take on more responsibility as you grow, and build up your embedded and low-level software expertise.

What You Will Do

• 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.

What We Expect

• Education: 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.
• Linux basics: Basic experience x command line and bash.
• Development tools: Familiarity with gcc and git, from university or your own projects.
• Embedded mindset: Interest in embedded systems and low-level software.
• English: Good enough to read technical documentation and talk with colleagues in English.

Nice to Have

• 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.

What We Offer

• Long-term paid internship - 6,000 PLN per month for a full-time position.
• Mentoring: Guidance from experienced embedded and bootloader engineers, built around real product work.
• Hours that fit your studies: Flexible working hours planned around your class schedule and exam sessions.
• Real embedded experience: Hands-on work with real hardware and products that ship to customers.
• International environment: Work in a multicultural team with colleagues in Germany and the USA.
• Learning: English lessons during working hours and access to our internal training program.
• Multisport Card and sport sections (running, basketball, volleyball, cycling and more).
• Friendly culture: A team-oriented, friendly work culture.
• Great office: A modern office in Gdynia (gym and playroom) close to the SKM/PKM stations.