Student (Hardware Engineering)

Adtran Networks sp. z o.o.; Województwo pomorskie; On-site; PLN 61,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring by Hardware Engineer

Flexible hours around class schedule

Lab access and hands-on telecom gear

English lessons during working hours

Multisport Card

Friendly team culture

Modern office in Gdynia near SKM/PKM

Job summary

Adtran Networks sp. z o.o. in Gdynia is seeking a hardware-minded student to join the Optical Transport Infrastructure team as Hardware Engineering Student. You will work alongside our experienced Hardware Engineer on design, development and support of hardware controller modules for telecom systems.

This learning role starts with well-defined tasks under close mentorship and grows with responsibility, building your Hardware Engineering expertise while contributing to real product work at Adtran.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist hardware engineer with schematic capture and PCB layout guidance.
• Support lab bring-up and debugging with test equipment.
• Help write hardware and integration test cases and report results.
• Research components and assess availability and lifecycle.
• Contribute to hardware design specifications and test docs.
• Support production test procedures with Operations.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering, FPGA, Mechanics, Software and Operations.

Skills

Electronics fundamentals

Microcontroller basics

Schematic/PCB tools

Lab skills

Debugging

English – reading datasheets

Teamwork

Embedded programming basics

VHDL/Verilog basics

Power design

Standards awareness

Python for test automation

Education

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

Tools

KiCad

Altium

OrCAD

Eagle

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 Optical Transport Infrastructure team in Gdynia is expanding, and we are looking for a hardware-minded student who wants to learn and grow in the area of Hardware Engineering. Position: Student (Hardware Engineering) – Optical Transport. You will work side by side with our experienced Hardware Engineer on the design, development and support of hardware controller modules for our telecom systems. 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 Hardware Engineering expertise.

What You Will Do

• Hardware design support: Help the Hardware Engineer with schematic capture, design reviews, and preparing PCB layout guidance for controller modules.
• Lab work and bring-up: Take part in board bring-up and debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters and power supplies.
• Testing: Help write and run hardware and integration test cases, record results, and report issues you find.
• Component research: Look up datasheets, compare alternative components, and check availability and lifecycle status as input to component selection.
• Documentation: Contribute to Hardware Design Specifications, test reports, and production test documentation.
• Production support: Learn how PCB assemblies are released to production and help the Operations team with production test procedures.
• Teamwork: Join team meetings and see how Hardware works with Systems Engineering, FPGA, Mechanics, Software and Operations across our global sites.

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 (lab work happens on site).
• Electronics fundamentals: Good understanding of analog and digital circuits: passive components, transistors, power supplies, logic, and common buses (I2C, SPI, UART).
• Microcontroller / processor basics: Basic knowledge of how a microcontroller or microprocessor system works, including its memory (RAM, Flash) and peripheral interfaces.
• Schematic and PCB tools: Hands-on experience from coursework or projects with an EDA tool (e.g., KiCad, Altium, OrCAD or Eagle). You can read and draw a schematic.
• Lab skills: Comfortable using basic lab equipment and soldering.
• Problem-solving: Curious and methodical when debugging; you dig into why something doesn't work.
• English: Good enough to read datasheets and talk with colleagues in English (B2 or higher).
• Teamwork: Willing to learn, ask questions, and accept feedback in a team.
• Nice to Have: Your own hardware projects: A board you designed and built, a student science club (koło naukowe), or a contest team. Bring photos or a GitHub link.
• Embedded programming: Some C/C++ on a microcontroller (STM32, AVR, ESP32, Raspberry Pi Pico or similar).
• Programmable logic: Basic VHDL or Verilog, or a course on FPGAs/CPLDs.
• High-speed or power design: Some knowledge of signal integrity, DDR memory, or DC/DC converter design.
• Standards awareness: Interest in how telecom standards (NEBS, ETSI) and EMC rules affect hardware and mechanical design.
• Scripting: Python for test automation or data analysis.

What We Offer

• Long-term paid internship - 6,000 PLN per month for a full-time position.
• Mentoring: A dedicated mentor, our experienced Hardware Engineer, and a learning plan built around real product work.
• Hours that fit your studies: Flexible working hours planned around your class schedule and exam sessions.
• Real lab experience: Work with professional lab equipment on telecom hardware that ships to customers.
• Learning: English lessons during working hours and access to our internal training program.
• Multisport Card and access to sports activities and events.
• Friendly culture: A team-oriented, friendly work culture.
• Great office: A modern office in Gdynia (gym and playroom) close to the SKM/PKM stations.

About Adtran

Adtran is a leading global provider of fiber-based networking solutions and SaaS applications, focused on the broadband access market. Our comprehensive portfolio spans from the metro core to the customer premises, enabling network providers to deliver Gigabit broadband to every home and business. Our vision is to enable a fully connected world where the power to communicate is available to everyone, everywhere. At Adtran, we believe in our people. With a diverse and inclusive team spread across the globe, our culture embraces creativity and seeks innovation and quality in everything we do. Built on a foundation of communication, trust, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit enables us to be a global technology leader and a strong customer advocate. Adtran began operations in January 1986. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, Adtran is located in Cummings Research Park - the second-largest research park in the U.S. and fourth-largest in the world. Our mailing address is 901 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, Alabama, 35806. Adtran, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adtran Holdings, Inc. (NASDUCC:ADTN and FSE: QH9). Find out more at adtran.com, or follow our story on LinkedIn and Twitter.