Embedded AI Firmware Intern – Connectivity & Edge ML

Hp Iq; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Long term/short term disability

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off including parental/p

Holidays

Flexible paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

HP IQ's Connectivity Software team is building foundational software enabling next‑gen connected experiences across devices and platforms. An Intern will write on‑device firmware and system software, contribute to wireless connectivity, and explore AI techniques to solve system‑level challenges.

You will work with experienced engineers, learn from design discussions, and contribute to testing, validation, and documentation of connectivity features and firmware updates in a hands‑on role during

Qualifications

• Write efficient on-device firmware and system software in C, C++, or Python to implement wireless connectivity protocols (Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth) across multiple device types.
• Design and implement device-to-device discovery and pairing protocols for seamless communication in enterprise and consumer environments.
• Optimize machine learning inference on resource-constrained devices balancing accuracy, power, and latency.
• Develop sensing algorithms that leverage data and AI for ambient and wearable interactions.
• Debug across wireless stack, OS integration, and application-level code.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers, system software teams, and product managers to translate requirements into solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions to guide the team's technical direction.
• Contribute to testing, validation, and documentation of connectivity features and firmware updates.

Responsibilities

• Develop on-device firmware and system software in C, C++, or Python for connected device experiences.
• Build and enhance software supporting wireless connectivity across devices and platforms.
• Explore sensing, ML, and AI techniques to solve technical challenges.
• Debug and resolve issues across system software, wireless connectivity, and application‑level code.
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions.
• Contribute to testing, validation, and documentation of software and firmware features.

Skills

Firmware (C/C++)

Python

Wi‑Fi / Bluetooth

ML inference on embedded

Sensing algorithms

Debugging across stack

Code reviews

Collaboration with hardware

Tools

Git

Embedded systems tooling

Job description

HP IQ's Connectivity Software team is building foundational software enabling next‑gen connected experiences across devices and platforms. An Intern will write on‑device firmware and system software, contribute to wireless connectivity, and explore AI techniques to solve system‑level challenges.

You will work with experienced engineers, learn from design discussions, and contribute to testing, validation, and documentation of connectivity features and firmware updates in a hands‑on role during