Product Design Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

The role

This intern will drive the design and integration of complete hardware products from early architecture and prototype phases through production ramp. The role involves collaborating with Industrial Design, System Software, Electrical Engineering, and Manufacturing partners to transform concepts into shipping products.

What you will do

• Collaborate with Industrial Design to translate product vision into mechanical design, enclosure layout, and form factor feasibility
• Integrate multiple subsystems into a cohesive hardware architecture
• Produce CAD models, component placement studies, and tolerance analysis to guide manufacturing
• Work with contract manufacturers and vendors to validate design feasibility, manage drawing releases, and troubleshoot production issues
• Participate in hands-on prototype builds, design validation, and iterative refinement across development cycles
• Apply design of experiments methodology to validate material selection, assembly processes, and design assumptions
• Collaborate with Electrical Engineering on PCB layout, flexible PCB integration, and component placement constraints
• Define assembly processes, fixturing strategies, and datuming schemes to ensure manufacturability
• Own design documentation including 2D drawings, specifications, and design rationale

Required qualifications

• Solid understanding of material science fundamentals including stress-strain relationships, thermal properties, and material selection rationale
• Proficiency with CAD tools and component placement within constrained form factors
• Familiarity with tolerance analysis, tolerance stacks, and design for manufacturability principles
• Experience or demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing processes including injection molding, CNC machining, extrusion, and assembly processes
• Experience with PCB design, flexible PCB, or electrical component integration
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, prototype-heavy environments
• Strong communication skills with ability to partner across Industrial Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams
• Comfort with hands-on prototyping, lab work, and iterative design refinement
• Demonstrated ability to work without extensive documentation or rigid structure

Nice to have

• Minimum 1-2 years of hardware product design or related experience
• Prior internship at a consumer electronics company
• Experience communicating with contract manufacturers or FATP (final assembly) partners
• Exposure to design of experiments (DOE) or design validation methodologies
• Portfolio demonstrating complete hardware projects from design through prototype or production
• Experience with assembly process design, datuming, and fixturing
• Familiarity with cross-functional product development from concept through production ramp

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave

About the company

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. It combines startup agility with HP’s global scale to build intelligent technologies.