Hardware Engineer Intern, Optoelectronics, PhD, Summer 2027
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 5, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the job
Join us for a unique 10-12 week paid internship that offers personal and professional development, an executive speaker series, and community-building.
As a Hardware Engineering Intern, you will develop system and subsystem boards for next generation server and storage products. The teams you work with design, develop, and deploy next generation server and storage machine products while ensuring that this equipment is reliable. You’ll work closely with engineers to improve our hardware to meet Google's standards of quality and reliability, and your work has the potential to impact many of Google users.
Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to address some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.
Responsibilities
- Scope and optimize complex measurement and qualification ecosystems for next-generation electro-optical systems, significantly elevating product standards.
- Spearheaded and continuously improved rigorous qualification processes, boosting overall system reliability and testing efficiency.
- Partner with external vendors and JDMs to define and align advanced electro-optical test methodologies with global compliance standards.
- Develop high-performance, cross-platform validation scripts optimized across x86, ARM, and GPU architectures to streamline validation workflows.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Optoelectronics, Photonics, Electro-Optical, or a related technical field.
Preferred qualifications:
- Currently attending a degree program in Taiwan and available to work full time for 12 weeks outside of university term time.
- Penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship.
- Knowledge in test framework script (Python, shell script)
- Understanding of common interfaces (PCIe, PAM4, CEI-224G and CEI-448G (PAM4/PAM6/PAM8) test methodology and tool development.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.