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Microcontrollers System Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

NXP

Hours
Full time
Where
Austin (Oakhill, Office)
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End Date: 2 October 2026
Posted
Sep 7

Scope of Responsibilities/Expectations

You will report to the SCE Systems Mgr. in Austin, Texas USA. Working as a system engineer, you will be mentored by senior team members to create a project showcasing the capabilities of the latest NXP microprocessors in the areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning with a focus on time series and anomaly detection. You will collaborate with local team members as well as Designers, Software Developers, and other engineers from around the globe. You will be responsible for managing your project from Conception to Planning to Execution to Final Product, culminating with a presentation to the leadership team showing off your hard work.

In addition you will contribute to the development of firmware, proofs of concept and all materials enhancing our product offering to our customers.

Key Challenges:

Cross functional aspects:

Job Qualific…

What you'd do

  • Build application / demos / drivers porting or development.
  • Build innovative functions or use case demonstrators in all applications fields: security, connectivity.
  • Perform technical feasibility studies on key functions
  • Build reference designs in various strategic domains, application notes and white papers writing.
  • Review Reference Manuals and Data Sheets and contribute to Developer guides and "Ease-of-use".
  • You will be mentored by senior members of the team and have the opportunity to get help from team members both locally and in other locations according to the area of expertise you need to learn about for your project.
  • You may need to interact with other job functions like lab technicians in order to complete certain tasks of your project, giving you a better understanding of how a typical engineering office operates.
  • Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
  • Must have proficiency in the C language
  • In order to be considered for a summer internship with NXP you must be returning to school or graduating at the conclusion of the internship term. If you are graduating prior to July 2027 please apply to Entry Level full-time roles.
Starts
2026-09-07