About the role#
The Hardware Design team at HP IQ turns product ideas into physical systems. You will work with Industrial Design, Software, Electrical Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to manage hardware integration from early concepts through production. This role involves solving mechanical and systems challenges to help ship products.
What you'll do#
- Translate product vision into mechanical designs, enclosure layouts, and form factor studies.
- Integrate subsystems like antennas, batteries, sensors, and PCBs into a cohesive architecture.
- Build CAD models and perform tolerance analysis to guide manufacturing.
- Coordinate with vendors and contract manufacturers to validate designs and troubleshoot production issues.
- Perform hands-on prototype builds and iterative design refinements.
- Apply experimental methods to validate materials, assembly processes, and design assumptions.
- Partner with Electrical Engineering on PCB layout and component constraints.
- Define assembly strategies, fixturing, and datuming schemes.
- Maintain design documentation, including 2D drawings and technical specifications.
What you'll need#
- Current pursuit of a degree in Mechanical, Computer, or Electrical Engineering.
- Understanding of material science, including thermal properties and stress-strain relationships.
- Proficiency in CAD tools and component placement within tight constraints.
- Knowledge of tolerance analysis and design for manufacturability.
- Experience with manufacturing processes such as CNC machining, injection molding, and assembly.
- Familiarity with PCB design and electrical component integration.
- Ability to work in ambiguous, prototype-heavy environments.
- Strong communication skills to partner across design and engineering teams.
- Comfort with hands-on lab work and building prototypes without rigid documentation.
Location & details#
- Location: San Francisco, California.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Status: Full-time, paid internship.
- Note: Sponsorship is not provided for this role.
About HP IQ
HP IQ is an innovation lab that operates as a division of HP. The group focuses on the development of artificial intelligence, software, and hardware. Its primary goal is to build an intelligent ecosystem of devices and services for the future of work. The team consists of 138 employees.
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