Qualcomm Government Technologies – Engineering Internship

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Interns Group, Interns Group > Interim Engineering Intern - SW

General Summary:

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm relentlessly innovates transforming businesses, enriching lives and fortifying societies. Our solutions are pivotal in crafting a smarter, interconnected world. Building on our nearly 40-year history of era-defining technology breakthroughs, we deliver leading-edge AI, high performance, lower-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity. We’re proud to be the partner of choice to many of the world’s largest enterprises. Together with our ecosystem partners, we enable next-generation digital transformation. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress.

Join Us in Shaping the Future

At Qualcomm, we're committed to engineering human progress by delivering intelligent computing everywhere. We're passionate about harnessing the power of technology to transform industries and improve lives. Our early career programs offer limitless opportunities for growth, mentorship, and meaningful work. By joining our team, you'll be part of a community that's pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI, computing, and connectivity. With a global footprint spanning over 30 countries, you'll have the chance to collaborate with diverse talent and contribute to projects that are shaping the future of technology.

Our early career programs are designed to attract inventive minds, offering a platform to contribute to our long-term innovation pipeline. You'll be part of a community that values collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning. Our programs provide real-world experience, technical skills, and professional development opportunities, empowering you to make a meaningful impact and achieve your career goals. Join us for our U.S. 2026 summer intern class!

Role Overview

Qualcomm's Government Technologies (QGOV) division develops special products based on its wireless terrestrial and satellite communication technologies for the military, federal, local, and foreign governments. As a QGOV Engineering Intern, you will sit in either San Diego, CA or Boulder, CO and support government-sponsored research, development, integration, and testing of such systems, including adaptation and extension of commercial systems to novel applications and environments, as well as internal development efforts. You will work on a variety of projects crossing multiple disciplines from across the company to deliver timely results to customers. You will be responsible for working closely with other engineering disciplines to design, develop, automate, document, and execute tests. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. Interns must be willing to travel occasionally and work well with others in a technical, global environment.

This internship supports multiple technical tracks, including:

• Embedded Software

• Software in Test

Based on your resume you may be aligned to one or more of these tracks. Please clearly indicate your interest(s) in your resume, as this is the only way to communicate preferences during the recruiting process.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field

• Must be available for11–14 weeks duringSummer 2026 (May–September)

• Expected graduation date ofNovember 2026 or later

• 1+ years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates actively pursuing a degree with an anticipated graduation between December 2026 and June 2027

Track 1: Embedded Software

• Experience with real-time embedded software development

• Experience with cellular systems, including devices and applications for voice and data, and associated test equipment and tools

• Understanding of communications systems including both physical and upper layers

• Familiarity with development tools such as Git and Gerrit

• Familiarity with debugging tools such as JTAG, IDEs, and gdb

• Experience with digital signal processing

• Experience with software vulnerability analysis and tools such as IDA Pro

Track 2: Software in Test

• Test automation framework design and development using Python

• Test design, development, automation, execution, documentation, and debug

• Experience with cellular systems and associated test equipment and tools

• Understanding of communications systems including both physical and upper layers

• Experience evaluating wireless communications systems through drive tests, logging, and post analysis

• Familiarity with application layer protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP) and network/socket communications

• Experience with mobile platform operating systems including Linux, Android, and iOS

• Familiarity with Linux, Git, Jenkins, Testlink, and Docker

Qualcomm’s Internship Program

Our interns join world-class teams to help define and build what is next for mobility and the world. You’ll be paired with a mentor with visibility to your project and team, receive support from your manager, and have access to the entire Qualcomm employee community to ensure your success. To round out your summer internship, we host professional development workshops, social events, cross-functional speaker sessions, and an executive speaker series. In addition to competitive hourly pay and accrued vacation time, you will receive relocation coverage and furnished housing accommodations for the duration of your internship.

Application Process

By applying here, you are expressing interest in one of our many 2026 QGOV Engineering internships. It is important to note that this is not a job posting for a specific project. We will review resumes on an ongoing basis, and a recruiter may reach out to you. Advancing candidates may be invited to complete a timed HackerRank challenge to evaluate their technical skill set.

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EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$15.30 - $98.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.  We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).  In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.