Product Design Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

hpiq; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

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

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Material science

CAD tools

Tolerance analysis

Manufacturing processes

PCB design

Communication skills

Prototyping

Tools

CAD tools

PCB design tools

Job description

Who We Are

HP IQ is HP's new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP's global scale, we're building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.

We're assembling a diverse, world-class team-engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds-focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP's portfolio. Together, we're developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless.

We create breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful-always with a human-centric mindset.

By embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, we're expanding what's possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work.

Join us as we reinvent work, so people everywhere can do their best work.

About The Role

HP IQ's Hardware Design team is responsible for materializing product vision into manufacturable hardware systems. Working closely with Industrial Design, System Software, Electrical Engineering, and Manufacturing partners, this role drives the design and integration of complete hardware products from early architecture and prototype phases through production ramp. The position offers the opportunity to own the mechanical and systems integration challenges that transform concepts into shipping products.

What You Might Do

• 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

Essential Qualifications

• 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 or demonstrated knowledge of 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
• Demonstrated ability to work without extensive documentation or rigid structure; thrives in startup‑like, fast‑moving environments

Preferred Skills

• Minimum 1‑2 years of hardware product design or related experience; prior internship at a consumer electronics company is preferred
• Experience communicating with contract manufacturers or FATP (final assembly) partners
• Exposure to design of experiments (DOE) or design validation methodologies
• Portfolio demonstrating complete hardware projects from design through prototype or production
• Experience with assembly process design, datuming, and fixturing
• Familiarity with cross‑functional product development from concept through production ramp

Hourly Pay Range: $40.00-$50.00 per hour

Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, qualifications, and experience.

2027 Internship Program Dates

May/June‑August/September 2027. Final dates will be based on student schedules.

Compensation & Benefits (Full‑Time Employees)

The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job‑related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.

At HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including;
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and s