Embedded Internships
Embedded internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on project experience, mentorship from working embedded engineers, and, at many employers, a path toward a full-time offer. Manufacturing and Technology & Software lead the field, with Tesla, Infineon Technologies, and Draper among the employers posting roles now.
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About H3X Technologies
H3X is building America's advanced electric motor company, powering next-generation platforms in aerospace, defense, and marine. Our integrated motor drives deliver 12+ kW/kg, roughly 3x the power density of competing solutions. We're now scaling to megawatt-class systems, with customers working on everything from supersonic aircraft to turbine power generation for AI datacenters.
Our team brings together engineers and operators from aerospace, defense, and motorsports, with deep expertise in electric machines, power electronics, material science, and advanced manufacturing. We're a small, fast-moving team doing hard engineering that matters, and we're looking for people who want to do the best work of their careers alongside us.
About the role
H3X is looking to hire an embedded controls intern to support embedded controls & firmware development, as well as debugging across the entirety of the HPDM product line. This is not an ordinary internship. You will be given the full responsibility of an embedded controls engineer. The engineering team is intentionally small and operates at a very fast pace. A high degree of self-motivation and responsibility is required as you will be given significant freedom and have direct responsibility on relevant programs. We are focused on hiring Spring Interns, but will also have future Summer roles, and open to extended Co-Op periods.
What you will do:
Assist in the development and maintenance of motor control firmware in C++, from low-level drivers to control algorithms
Assist in the development and maintenance of motor simulations, configuration tools, and data processing scripts
Collaborate with other teams to add support for new products and features
Track down and resolve firmware bugs, and write firmware to help identify hardware bugs
Support the testing team with custom testing builds, data collection, and troubleshooting
Expand firmware testing and documentation, including unit tests, CI/CD pipelines, linting, and test plans
What we are looking for:
Pursuing a Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Proficiency in C++ and embedded systems
Comfort with Python for scripting and tool development
Comfort with the command line - running scripts, using git, and building projects
Strong understanding of embedded systems fundamentals: microcontrollers, peripherals, real-time constraints, and hardware/software interface
Hands-on, project-based experience with embedded systems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Motivated to know why and how something works, not just that it does
Nice to have experience:
Motor control experience, understanding of fundamental motor equations
Experience interfacing with power electronics or motor drive hardware
Comfort with lab instruments and small hand tools
Why H3X
Joining H3X means working on hard, meaningful problems with a skunkworks-style team that's laser-focused on building exceptional products. We're deeply vertically integrated and have a very tight design-build-test loop, which lets us move from concept to hardware at unmatched speed. We've gone from idea to shipping product in less than two months.
We're a small, highly skilled team where everyone carries real responsibility and shares an extreme ownership mentality. We stay focused on the critical path, keep bureaucracy to a minimum, and structure everything around delivering results. You'll learn and grow faster here than you would anywhere else.
You'll work alongside world-class engineers and builders who are pioneering electric motor technology at scale on some of the coolest programs in the industry, from supersonic aircraft to power generation for AI datacenters. If you want your contributions to be visible and your work to directly shape American reindustrialization, you'll feel at home here.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary/Hourly Compensation Range: $23 - $37/hr based on school level & experience
Flexible hours (deliverable-based goals)
Relocation package
Monthly company events
Friday Team Lunches
Our Values
Be Relentless Never give up, persevere until the job is done. Run toward problems, not away from them. Grit is key.
Gain insight through humility Approach every challenge with a learner’s mindset. Stay open to feedback, listen to others, and deepen your understanding through self-awareness. Put your ego aside and seek the truth in every discussion, especially when leading others.
Distill & Simplify Eliminate unjustified complexity and simplify wherever possible, whether in requirements, design, or execution. Use first principles thinking to distill every problem to its essence. Less is more.
Find your flow Engage fully and work with intention. Find the rhythm and deep focus that lets you do your best work. Discover your Ikigai - where your strengths, passions, and purpose meet and drive your personal fulfillment and team success. That is when the magic happens.
SEND (Solve, Evolve, Nail It, Deliver) Devise the best solution with the information at hand, test it, learn from it, and iterate quickly until you nail it. Nothing works perfectly the first time, but you should never hit the same issue twice. Stay laser-focused on solving customer problems and delivering solutions that create real value.
Equal Opportunity Employer
H3X is an equal opportunity-affirmative action employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, past or present military service or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
About H3X Technologies
H3X is building America's advanced electric motor company, powering next-generation platforms in aerospace, defense, and marine. Our integrated motor drives deliver 12+ kW/kg, roughly 3x the power density of competing solutions. We're now scaling to megawatt-class systems, with customers working on everything from supersonic aircraft to turbine power generation for AI datacenters.
Our team brings together engineers and operators from aerospace, defense, and motorsports, with deep expertise in electric machines, power electronics, material science, and advanced manufacturing. We're a small, fast-moving team doing hard engineering that matters, and we're looking for people who want to do the best work of their careers alongside us.
About the role
H3X is looking to hire an embedded controls intern to support embedded controls & firmware development, as well as debugging across the entirety of the HPDM product line. This is not an ordinary internship. You will be given the full responsibility of an embedded controls engineer. The engineering team is intentionally small and operates at a very fast pace. A high degree of self-motivation and responsibility is required as you will be given significant freedom and have direct responsibility on relevant programs. We are focused on hiring Spring Interns, but will also have future Summer roles, and open to extended Co-Op periods.
What you will do:
Assist in the development and maintenance of motor control firmware in C++, from low-level drivers to control algorithms
Assist in the development and maintenance of motor simulations, configuration tools, and data processing scripts
Collaborate with other teams to add support for new products and features
Track down and resolve firmware bugs, and write firmware to help identify hardware bugs
Support the testing team with custom testing builds, data collection, and troubleshooting
Expand firmware testing and documentation, including unit tests, CI/CD pipelines, linting, and test plans
What we are looking for:
Pursuing a Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Proficiency in C++ and embedded systems
Comfort with Python for scripting and tool development
Comfort with the command line - running scripts, using git, and building projects
Strong understanding of embedded systems fundamentals: microcontrollers, peripherals, real-time constraints, and hardware/software interface
Hands-on, project-based experience with embedded systems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Motivated to know why and how something works, not just that it does
Nice to have experience:
Motor control experience, understanding of fundamental motor equations
Experience interfacing with power electronics or motor drive hardware
Comfort with lab instruments and small hand tools
Why H3X
Joining H3X means working on hard, meaningful problems with a skunkworks-style team that's laser-focused on building exceptional products. We're deeply vertically integrated and have a very tight design-build-test loop, which lets us move from concept to hardware at unmatched speed. We've gone from idea to shipping product in less than two months.
We're a small, highly skilled team where everyone carries real responsibility and shares an extreme ownership mentality. We stay focused on the critical path, keep bureaucracy to a minimum, and structure everything around delivering results. You'll learn and grow faster here than you would anywhere else.
You'll work alongside world-class engineers and builders who are pioneering electric motor technology at scale on some of the coolest programs in the industry, from supersonic aircraft to power generation for AI datacenters. If you want your contributions to be visible and your work to directly shape American reindustrialization, you'll feel at home here.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary/Hourly Compensation Range: $23 - $37/hr based on school level & experience
Flexible hours (deliverable-based goals)
Relocation package
Monthly company events
Friday Team Lunches
Our Values
Be Relentless Never give up, persevere until the job is done. Run toward problems, not away from them. Grit is key.
Gain insight through humility Approach every challenge with a learner’s mindset. Stay open to feedback, listen to others, and deepen your understanding through self-awareness. Put your ego aside and seek the truth in every discussion, especially when leading others.
Distill & Simplify Eliminate unjustified complexity and simplify wherever possible, whether in requirements, design, or execution. Use first principles thinking to distill every problem to its essence. Less is more.
Find your flow Engage fully and work with intention. Find the rhythm and deep focus that lets you do your best work. Discover your Ikigai - where your strengths, passions, and purpose meet and drive your personal fulfillment and team success. That is when the magic happens.
SEND (Solve, Evolve, Nail It, Deliver) Devise the best solution with the information at hand, test it, learn from it, and iterate quickly until you nail it. Nothing works perfectly the first time, but you should never hit the same issue twice. Stay laser-focused on solving customer problems and delivering solutions that create real value.
Equal Opportunity Employer
H3X is an equal opportunity-affirmative action employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, past or present military service or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
Embedded Internship Market
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Tips for Your Embedded Internship Search
Apply in fall for summer embedded internships
Large employers in semiconductors, aerospace, and automotive engineering open summer intern applications as early as August or September. Waiting until spring means the structured cohort programs are already closed. Smaller companies and co-ops post closer to start dates, so search throughout the year rather than once.
Build a GitHub portfolio before you apply
Embedded recruiters screen for hands-on evidence, not job titles. Push two or three complete projects showing real microcontroller work, bare-metal drivers, RTOS implementations, or hardware-interfacing code, with clear README files. A linked repository gives hiring teams something to evaluate when your resume has no professional experience yet.
Work campus resources and direct applications together
Campus career fairs surface structured programs tied specifically to your university, and professors or career center staff often know which embedded employers recruit from your school before roles post publicly. At the same time, apply directly to companies running smaller intern cohorts, combining both channels reaches opportunities that never touch the campus circuit.
Practice your technical screen out loud before interviews
Embedded intern screens typically involve coding problems on data structures, algorithms, or low-level systems concepts, sometimes combined with a brief hardware or debugging question. Practice solving these problems verbally, explaining your reasoning as you go, because interviewers weigh how you think through a constraint as much as whether you land the right answer.
Target structured embedded intern programs early
Large semiconductor, defense, and automotive companies run cohort-based internship programs designed to train people new to the field. These programs recruit in the first wave of fall recruiting and fill fast. Identify the programs that match your target sector, note their application windows, and submit in the opening weeks rather than waiting.
Set your work-type filter before you start searching
On-site roles are 100% of the embedded internships listed here. Decide what you can realistically commit to, on-site, hybrid, or remote, before you start reviewing listings. Filtering by work type and location up front on Migrate Mate means you spend your time on roles you can actually accept, not sorting through postings that don't fit your situation.
Embedded Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an embedded internship?
Lead with coursework, personal projects, and a portfolio rather than work history, hiring teams expect limited experience at the intern level. For embedded roles, a GitHub repository showing low-level or hardware-adjacent code gives recruiters something concrete to assess. Combine direct applications with campus career fairs, where embedded engineering recruiters often move faster for students they meet in person.
Can an embedded internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. For embedded roles, what drives it is consistent delivery on real firmware or systems work, team headcount at offer time, and how early you signal interest in returning. Position yourself by treating your intern project as production-quality work without counting on the outcome.
When should I apply for embedded internships?
Earlier than most students expect. Large employers, semiconductor companies, defense contractors, and automotive firms with structured programs, recruit summer interns the preceding fall, meaning applications open in August or September. Smaller companies and co-op programs post closer to start dates, so openings appear year-round and checking regularly pays off.
Are embedded internships paid?
Most professional embedded internships in the United States are paid. Compensation varies by company size, industry, and location, a large semiconductor firm in Silicon Valley pays differently than a regional IoT startup. Where an employer discloses pay, the listing will show it, so check each posting directly.
What should an embedded internship resume include?
Lead with projects, not work history. Include two or three complete, documented projects showing the microcontroller or processor family, the programming language, and a link to the code repository or write-up so recruiters can verify the work themselves. Add relevant coursework, digital systems, operating systems, real-time programming, and keep the whole document to one page.
Are there remote embedded internships?
Yes. Remote and hybrid roles make up 0% of the embedded internship listings here, with the rest on-site. Remote cohorts fill fast because they draw applicants from everywhere, so apply early and filter by work type to see them before they close.
Can international students get embedded internships?
Yes. F-1 students can intern through CPT while enrolled or through OPT work authorization after finishing a degree, and the employer does not have to file anything for either, so many companies are open to international interns. Confirm your eligibility and timing with your university's international student office before accepting an offer.
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