Hardware Design Intern: Prototyping, CAD & Systems Integration

hpiq; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 69.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Descripción de la vacante

HP IQ’s Hardware Design team is driving the realization of product vision into manufacturable hardware systems in San Francisco. You will design mechanical enclosures, integrate subsystems, and guide manufacturing from prototype to production ramp with close collaboration across design, engineering, and manufacturing teams.

You will contribute to design validation, tolerancing, and documentation while working in a fast-paced, startup-like environment that emphasizes hands-on prototyping and

Formación

• Solid understanding of material science fundamentals including stress‑strain relationships, thermal properties, and material selection rationale.
• Proficiency with CAD tools and component placement within constrained form factors.
• Familiarity with tolerance analysis, tolerance stacks, and design for manufacturability principles.
• Experience with manufacturing processes including injection molding, CNC machining, extrusion, and assembly processes.
• Experience with PCB design, flexible PCB, or electrical component integration.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, prototype-heavy environments; resourcefulness and self-direction essential.
• Strong communication skills with ability to partner across Industrial Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams.
• Comfort with hands-on prototyping, lab work, and iterative design refinement.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with Industrial Design to translate product vision into mechanical design, enclosure layout, and form factor feasibility.
• Integrate multiple subsystems (microphone, speaker, antenna, battery, PCB, sensors, buttons) into a cohesive hardware architecture.
• Produce CAD models, component placement studies, and tolerance analysis to guide manufacturing.
• Work with contract manufacturers and vendors to validate design feasibility, manage drawing releases, and troubleshoot production issues.
• Participate in hands-on prototype builds, design validation, and iterative refinement across development cycles.
• Apply design of experiments methodology to validate material selection, assembly processes, and design assumptions.
• Collaborate with Electrical Engineering on PCB layout, flexible PCB integration, and component placement constraints.
• Define assembly processes, fixturing strategies, and datuming schemes to ensure manufacturability.
• Own design documentation including 2D drawings, specifications, and design rationale for internal and vendor communication.

Conocimientos

Material science

CAD tools

Tolerance analysis

Manufacturing processes

PCB design

Communication skills

Prototyping

Herramientas

CAD tools

PCB design tools

Descripción del empleo

HP IQ’s Hardware Design team is driving the realization of product vision into manufacturable hardware systems in San Francisco. You will design mechanical enclosures, integrate subsystems, and guide manufacturing from prototype to production ramp with close collaboration across design, engineering, and manufacturing teams.

You will contribute to design validation, tolerancing, and documentation while working in a fast-paced, startup-like environment that emphasizes hands-on prototyping and