Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:Interns Group, Interns Group > Interim Engineering Intern - SW

General Summary:

Before there were smartphones or smart cities, before autonomous cars or 360 virtual reality videos, there was our technology. Headquartered in San Diego, for over 30 years Qualcomm’s inventions have inspired others to make the impossible, possible. From 5G to artificial intelligence, IoT to automotive and extended reality applications, Qualcomm is inventing the technologies of an intelligently connected future, spearheading research efforts for the next global wireless standard, and collaborating with industry leaders in the wireless value chain to make this future a commercial reality. You’re bringing skills. We’ll provide the environment and the experience to push your limitless potential. Join us for our U.S. 2025 summer intern class! 

As a Qualcomm Security Engineering intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work with world-class security engineers to improve the security of Qualcomm systems and products that are the core of billions of mobile, IoT and connectivity devices that people use every day. The scope of work covers the entire stack of device security, ranging from hardware, firmware, systems, OTA (Over-The-Air) stacks and applications. During the internship, you will gain experience and insight on protecting real world devices against attacks.

Minimum Qualifications

Currently enrolled in a BS, MS, or PhD program in ECE, CS, Security or related field.

Must be available for 11 – 14 weeks during Summer 2025 (May-September) with a graduation date of December 2025 or later

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates actively pursuing a degree with an anticipated graduation within the upcoming year preferred Dec 2025 to June 2026 are encouraged to apply.

Candidates with academic or professional experience in one of the following technical tracks:

Product Security Engineering

Depending on your interest and academic experience, the choice of your intern project could be from one of the focused areas such as threat modeling and security risk assessment on hardware/software subsystems, fuzzing, program analysis (source and binary), exploit countermeasures, applied cryptographic assessment, 4G/5G cellular security, systems security, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth security, software supply chain security, hardware-based side-channel attack mitigations, and product security incident response.

Skills in one or more of the following areas are desired: program analysis (source and binary), supply chain security, hardware/software vulnerability research, hardware/software exploit mitigations, secure execution environment, hardware security, AI model security, 4G/5G cellular security, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth security

1+ years’ academic experience in computer systems security or embedded device security

Great at technical problem solving and have excellent programming skills

Preferred Candidates are studying towards an MS or PhD in related field

Secure Systems (Security) Engineering

Depending on your interest and academic experience, the choice of your intern project could be from one of the focused areas such as secure operating system features, hypervisor features, secure boot features, practical key management (both on a mobile device and in backend secure servers), intersection of automotive safety and security, methods to improve security programmatically.

Candidates should have a good knowledge of systems security, operating systems, hypervisors, or trusted execution environments

Great at technical problem solving and have excellent programming skills

Strong security interest in securing mobile devices and the security of programming languages

1+ years’ academic experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred candidates studying towards BS or MS in ECE, CS, Math, or related field

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. 

By applying here, you are expressing interest in one of our many 2025 Qualcomm Security Engineering internships. It is important to note that this is not a job posting for a specific role. We will review resumes on an ongoing basis, and a recruiter may reach out to you.

Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

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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:

$17.00 - $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.